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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Lucy's father becomes ill?
(a) He spends a long time in the hospital.
(b) He dies.
(c) He spends a short time in the hospital before he is released.
(d) He goes to see the doctor.

2. Is Lucy sympathetic of others as she faces her own crisis?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Maybe.
(d) At times.

3. What does Lucy admit about herself?
(a) She is worried.
(b) She is depressed.
(c) She is content.
(d) She angry.

4. What grades in school does Lucy mostly miss?
(a) Fifth and Sixth.
(b) Second and Third.
(c) Fourth and Fifth.
(d) Third and Fourth.

5. What job does Lucy's mother have to leave?
(a) Her job in a corporation.
(b) Her job in a bank.
(c) Her job at a school.
(d) Her job in a nursing home.

6. What does Lucy say about the grief she felt for the horse?
(a) It was very powerful.
(b) It was debilitating.
(c) It was pure and uncomplicated.
(d) It was not as strong as she thought it would be.

7. When Lucy arrives home what does her mother have for her?
(a) Many scarves.
(b) Wigs.
(c) Jars of scar cream.
(d) Turtlenecks for her to wear during the summer.

8. Why is Lucy finally sent to the ICU?
(a) To have her trach removed.
(b) To have another surgery.
(c) To be put on a respirator.
(d) To remove the staples.

9. What does Lucy note about this person?
(a) If they were at school he would be among those boys tormenting her.
(b) He seems interested in her and can see past her deformity.
(c) If they were in school they would be good friends.
(d) He is a daredevil like her.

10. What does she not understand?
(a) Why other people are afraid of her.
(b) Why other people complain so much.
(c) Why other people stare at her so much.
(d) Why other people do not understand her.

11. What surgery does this surgeon want to use?
(a) The silicone system.
(b) The pedestal system.
(c) The graft system.
(d) The transplant system.

12. Why can Lucy be glad of her face?
(a) It makes the "error of earthly desire" evident.
(b) It reveals the feelings of others.
(c) It keeps people from liking her for her looks.
(d) It shows who really cares about her.

13. After she leaves the hospital, what does Lucy wonder?
(a) If he regrets jumping.
(b) If he will ever walk again.
(c) If he wishes he had not survived the jump.
(d) If he ever pictures himself standing above the water and planning to make the jump.

14. What does Lucy begin carrying around?
(a) A mask.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A screen.
(d) Thick books of poetry.

15. What does Lucy say about the grief she feels for her father?
(a) It is pure and uncomplicated.
(b) It is not as strong as she thought it would be.
(c) It is more complex.
(d) It is not what she expected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy discover about the graft this time?

2. What kind of person does she hope to meet?

3. What happened to the nurse and intern transporting Lucy?

4. What is the premonition that Lucy has one day?

5. As she continues to battle through operations aimed at reconstruction, on what does she pin all her hopes?

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