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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. How does Lucy feel about people not asking about her deformity?
(a) She feels a deeper offense.
(b) She feels worried.
(c) She feels unsure.
(d) She feels relieved.

2. Why does Lucy's insurance change?
(a) The insurance company drops her.
(b) Her dad loses his job at ABC and is hired by CBS.
(c) Her parents cannot afford the current company's premium.
(d) Her dad's company drops his insurance.

3. Who was not Lucy's favorite visitor?
(a) Her friend, Jan.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her father.

4. Why might Lucy like working with horses?
(a) They help her make friends.
(b) They will not judge her by her looks.
(c) They are easy to handle.
(d) They are pretty.

5. How does Lucy later learn why her mother wanted to buy her a wig?
(a) She was speaking to someone on the phone saying the wig fitting was the first time she had seen Lucy smile in some time.
(b) She does not want Lucy's head to get cold.
(c) She is embarrassed to see her daughter's hair falling out.
(d) She has changed her mind about wigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the letters and cards say that Lucy begins receiving from people?

2. Why does Lucy love to listen to the stormy weather?

3. How does Lucy learn that she will skip her chemo treatment if she is sick?

4. The insurance that will not pay for some things does pay for what?

5. With what does Lucy become obsessed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy first feels signs of her cancer?

2. How does Lucy feel about her weeks and the days in between her chemo treatments?

3. What does Lucy do to try to skip her chemo treatments?

4. Why is Lucy relieved when her father's new job begins?

5. How does Lucy feel on Fridays?

6. What do Lucy and her mother do for the next two years?

7. How does Lucy compare her family to other families?

8. What does Lucy do when she gets home after her first chemo treatment?

9. How does Lucy appear when her parents come for her birthday?

10. Who does Lucy meet in the hospital?

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