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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did M react when L explained why he did not paint her portrait?
(a) She told him he was not a good artist.
(b) She stormed away.
(c) She flew at him in a rage.
(d) She cried.

2. Who did L suspect gave his father the bruises he often saw on him when he was dying?
(a) The nurses.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His brothers.
(d) His mother.

3. How was Brett dressed the evening they all gathered in the living room of the main house?
(a) She wore pajamas.
(b) She was scantily clad.
(c) She dressed like a man.
(d) She had on a sweatsuit.

4. What did L finally agree to do after M told him more about her past?
(a) Paint her portrait.
(b) Leave the second place.
(c) Send Brett home.
(d) Convince Kurt to leave.

5. How old was Brett when she stayed at the second place?
(a) 47.
(b) 23.
(c) 32.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprised M about L's portrait of Tony?

2. What did Justine ask her mother when she tried to hug her after Tony had told her Justine needed her love?

3. What did M find L's interest in going to Paris reminded her of?

4. In Candy's letter, why does she say she had been thinking of L and their time in California?

5. Aside from her books, how did M make a large sum of money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does L tell M about his father when she goes to the second place to deliver a package that arrived for him?

2. What did Tony do while he and M were apart when they first fell in love? How did M feel about this part of her life in comparison to other times?

3. How does L describe his mother to M when she goes to the second place to deliver his package?

4. What did M give to Justine to make up for the year she was unable to care for her? Does M believe Justine ever used this?

5. How did Justine's relationship with Brett change her?

6. Why does M think parents try to predict how a child will turn out? What does she think is all that really matters in terms of parenting?

7. What does M tell L when he asks how she paid for their land and homes?

8. What does Candy say in the letter L received while at the second place?

9. Describe Kurt's reading in the living room at the main house. What did L say about it when he was finished?

10. What does Brett tell M regarding her relationship with L while they are gardening?

(see the answer keys)

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