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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 was not Lucy's favorite visitor?

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

3. How long has Lucy been acquainted with the idea of death?

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

5. When her mother is asked about the wigs that Lucy does not want to wear, how does she respond?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do both Lucy's mother and her mother's friends try to help her deal with her hair loss?

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

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

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

8. Who is Lucy's favorite nurse? Why?

9. What does Lucy begin to notice on her mouth? How else is she affected by the chemo?

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 creates a "kingdom" by her garage.

Part 1) What is this "kingdom?" Why does she make it?

Part 2) What does this reveal about her mindset at this point?

Part 3) What might others think about this behavior? Why might they feel this way? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

Lucy's parents leave her alone during her first bone marrow test.

Part 1) Why do they leave her alone? How is she affected by this?

Part 2) What does their behavior foreshadow?

Part 3) Do Lucy's parents love her? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Lucy graduates from Sarah Lawrence.

Part 1) Describe her experience at Sarah Lawrence. How do her experiences differ from what she hoped she would find at Sarah Lawrence?

Part 2) How do her years at Sarah Lawrence end? Happily? With regret? Why? What is the next step she takes after college? Why does she choose this?

Part 3) How does this next step lead her to Jude and a change in the way she sees herself?

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