View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Alice and Jamie drink at Jamie's apartment?

2. What are the suspects in the lineup wearing?

3. What do Lila and Alice start calling each other?

4. While Alice waits for the grand jury, what does she do?

5. What does Maria Flores tell Alice in confidence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alice focus on when the defense attorneys question her? Why does she do this?

2. On the day of her trail, why is Alice's father not allowed in the courtroom? What does Alice think about this?

3. What mistake did the police make so that Alice has to go through the grand jury? Why does she have to do this?

4. What number suspect does Alice mark? Why does she choose this one over the other?

5. What happens to Lila while Alice is at a poetry reading? What is her reaction to Alice after her rape?

6. What movie do Alice and Lila laugh at and get in trouble? Why is the man angry?

7. What does Meggesto ask Alice about that hurts her? Why does she have this reaction?

8. Who does Alice ask to come with her to the preliminary hearing? What happens that Alice is unaware of at the time but understands now?

9. What outfit does Alice wear to her trial? What does Gail say is important about this?

10. Who is asked to leave the room when Alice is at the lineup? Why is she asked to leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Think about Alice's boyfriend Steve Carbonaro, and his obsession with Man of La Mancha. Write an essay on how Alice's viewpoint differs from Steve's, and how the two inevitably break up as a result. Be sure to use examples in your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Think about Alice's perception of fiction writers vs. poets, and Gallagher vs. Wolff. Why does Alice see herself a certain way? Who does she seem to identify with more? Why do you think this is?

Essay Topic 3

Lucky is a memoir about actual events. Write a persuasive essay on the nature of memoir and how much of this book can be accepted as pure fact.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 689 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample