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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. At what does Lucy become adept?
(a) Hiding her face from children behind a curtain of her own hair.
(b) Being sneaky around the hospital.
(c) Controlling her emotions during tests and surgeries.
(d) Hiding her feelings from Derek.

2. How does Lucy describe the radiation treatments?
(a) As a breeze.
(b) As a nuisance.
(c) As worrisome.
(d) As painful.

3. With what does Lucy become obsessed?
(a) Her medication.
(b) Horses.
(c) Finding a way to seek out that guru for herself.
(d) Her visits to the hospital.

4. Why does Lucy love to listen to the stormy weather?
(a) Knowing her animals are outside as animals were meant to be.
(b) It soothes her.
(c) It gives her some peace.
(d) It reminds her that she is a part of nature.

5. How does Lucy feel about her illness and side effects?
(a) They bring bad luck.
(b) She does not deserve them.
(c) They are somehow deserved.
(d) They should happen to everyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Lucy not accustomed to seeing her parents?

2. Why does she scratch herself with a rusty nail?

3. How does Lucy feel about people not asking about her deformity?

4. Who is Lucy's twin?

5. Of what does Lucy tell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lucy's family's background.

2. What happens after six months?

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

4. What is surprising about Lucy's parents' behavior when she has her bone marrow test?

5. What happens when Lucy's father loses his job?

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

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

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

9. What takes place during Lucy's chemo treatments?

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

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