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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. What does Lucy begin to notice in her mouth?

2. For what does she feel guilty?

3. What does Lucy wonder is what keeps her from seeing a sign from God?

4. How is Lucy when her family comes to visit on her birthday?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lucy's "kingdom."

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

4. Describe Lucy.

5. How do others treat Lucy's facial deformity?

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

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

8. What takes place the morning after the pain begins?

9. How does Lucy feel after three operations?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy and Jan share a love of horses.

Part 1) How does this affect their relationship?

Part 2) How does this lead to a job that Lucy enjoys? How does this bring her some peace?

Part 3) What is the significance of this friendship and this love of horses?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Lucy says that looking back on time, she felt happy in the hospital.

Part 1) Why does she feel happy in the hospital? What does this reveal about her life outside of the hospital?

Part 2) What does this say for hospital staff and procedures?

Part 3) Are you surprised that she feels this way about hospitals? Why or why not?

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