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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1-35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did L say he was staying instead of going to the second place?
(a) An island.
(b) Paris.
(c) A cabin in the woods.
(d) His New York studio.

2. Where does L say he has never felt "freer and more alone" (19)?
(a) Paris.
(b) L.A.
(c) The marsh.
(d) New York.

3. How does the narrator describe the freedom that L's painting emanated?
(a) Beautifully narcissistic.
(b) Unrepentantly male.
(c) Undoubtedly female.
(d) Elegantly silent.

4. Where else in the world did the narrator get the same feeling she had when looking at L's paintings?
(a) Her quiet study.
(b) Her husband's marsh.
(c) The streets of Paris.
(d) The woods.

5. Who does the narrator say appears to be free, which "doesn't look like much" (8)?
(a) Kurt.
(b) Tony.
(c) Jeffers.
(d) Justine.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the narrator speaking in Second Place?

2. What did Tony and M do to prepare the second place for L's arrivals the first time he said he would come?

3. How long before she wrote to L did the narrator first see his artwork?

4. What does M call the cabin on her and her husband's property?

5. Where was Justine working before coming to the second place?

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