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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. Ann moved in with her boyfriend, _____________, who lived in a small cottage.
(a) David.
(b) Dennis.
(c) James.
(d) Phil.

2. What was notable about Lucy and her disfigurement?
(a) She could not close her mouth all the way.
(b) She drooled continually.
(c) She had a cleft palate.
(d) Her face looked bruised all the time.

3. What advice did Ann's mother give her regarding Lucy?
(a) Save all the letters for when they were famous writers.
(b) Let her stay at Ann's house to recover from surgery.
(c) Co-sign on a car loan for her.
(d) Fix her up with a nice young man.

4. On what street did Ann find an apartment for her and Lucy to share in Iowa?
(a) Plains Street.
(b) Maple Avenue.
(c) Euclid Avenue.
(d) Governor Street.

5. Who was Ann's boyfriend in Provincetown?
(a) Joe.
(b) Sam.
(c) Max.
(d) Eli.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many front teeth did Lucy have left after her chemotherapy and surgeries?

2. Lucy was famous at Sarah Lawrence College for her writing and ________________.

3. Who had Ann married?

4. Ann was accepted into the Fine Arts Work Center in which city?

5. Which of the following did some Scottish people NOT do to Lucy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Lucy upset about Ann's dating a poet while living in Kentucky?

2. Describe an event in which Lucy was bullied in Scotland.

3. What were the circumstances of Lucy's disfigured face?

4. Why was Ann Patchett looking for an apartment in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1985?

5. How could Ann's love for Lucy have been called unconditional?

6. How did Ann come to know Lucy Grealy, and what circumstances made them roommates in Iowa?

7. What was Ann's opinion of Lucy's obsession with the Holocaust?

8. What is the premise of TRUTH & BEAUTY?

9. What role did Lucy represent in her friendship with Ann?

10. How did Lucy struggle in Bunting and then in Provincetown?

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