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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the nurse she likes best?

2. The next morning, what does Lucy's mother give her?

3. What does Lucy create near the garage in what she calls "a small island of grass between the sea of driveway asphalt and the front walk of cement?"

4. How is her second week of chemo different from her first?

5. Why does Lucy stand her ground against Joni Friedman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lucy's family's background.

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

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

4. How does Lucy feel about her first experience in the hospital?

5. Describe Lucy's "kingdom."

6. Who does Lucy meet in the hospital?

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

8. How does Lucy learn she can skip her chemo treatments?

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

10. When does she miss a chemo treatment? How does she feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy becomes adept at hiding her face with her hair.

Part 1) Why does she seem to feel this is necessary?

Part 2) What does this reveal about Lucy? What does this reveal about the children from whom she hides?

Part 3) How do the children reflect the behavior of adults, regarding Lucy? How does the behavior of others affect Lucy? Why is she affected this way?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy analyzes the relationship between the visitor and the patient.

Part 1) How does she come to analyze this relationship?

Part 2) To what conclusion does she come? Why?

Part 3) How does this conclusion affect the visits she receives from her parents? How does it also help her deal with her parents?

Essay Topic 3

For two years Lucy and her mother drive to New York City every day for radiation and chemo treatments.

Part 1) How does this affect their relationship?

Part 2) Describe this ordeal. How is Lucy affected by it, both physically and emotionally?

Part 3) How do these treatments lead to many more years of frustration and depression for Lucy?

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