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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Tony and M do to prepare the second place for L's arrivals the first time he said he would come?
2. How did Tony's parents die?
3. How long before she wrote to L did the narrator first see his artwork?
4. How are the people with whom L lived while his father died described?
5. Why did the narrator write a letter to L in the second section?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where was L when M first wrote to him? What did he say about the idea of being alone? Where did he say he felt most alone and free?
2. What does Tony say to M when she gets angry with him after L says he is not staying with them?
3. What did Tony find after clearing the adjacent land he bought near the marsh? What did he do there?
4. What happened on the narrator's final morning in Paris when she saw a particular sign?
5. What did the narrator do on her final night in Paris and with whom?
6. What does the narrator say her first experience with L coincided with? What did she think L's visit would do in terms of her recovery?
7. What do readers learn of L's backstory in the fourth chapter?
8. What is M's impression of Brett when she first meets her?
9. Who is the narrator speaking to at the start of the novel? What does she say happened while on a train in Paris?
10. How did Kurt help M when trying to explain what Justine and Kurt needed to move into the main house so L could stay in the second place?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the author of Second Place. Who is she? What else has she written? How is Second Place similar or different from her previous works?
Essay Topic 2
Choose a character and discuss their role in creating conflict in the story.
Essay Topic 3
Choose two characters and discuss their similarities and differences. What is each character's role in Second Place?
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