1. How does Alice come to know about the existence of Marc's Ex-wife?

Do you think she should

have known about it earlier?
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2. Why is Marc so uncomfortable with the fact that they have encountered his ex-wife?

3. What are the reasons that Marc gives Alice for his divorce with his ex-wife? What are the
exact words? What do you read in between the lines here?"

4. What does Alice see in Marc's ex-wife? Has something changed within Alice ?

5. "...she kept looking, with envy and curiosity, at the woman in white, this dissatisfied, this
difficult, this superior.. " Is it wrong to be easily satisfied/ happy? ls it wrong to be difficult?

6. Paint a character sketch of Marc Seguy. What kind of person is he?

7. Consider the ending and write about your own feelings about the ex-wife. Why does Alice look
at her with envy and curiosity? Explain the significance of the last word of the story.