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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. With whom does Lucy go trick-or-treating?

2. How does Swinger die?

3. What method does Dr. Conley examine her and propose?

4. What is Lucy having trouble doing?

5. Why does Lucy spend hours working out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucy think about this procedure?

2. What do Lucy and Jan have in common?

3. What does note about Michael?

4. How has the cancer and chemo affected Lucy's social life and education?

5. Where does Lucy get a job?

6. What does Lucy notice about her appearance at this time?

7. What does Lucy begin doing at Diamond D?

8. What does Lucy say about her friend, Teresa?

9. How does Lucy begin to feel about her father? How does it affect her behavior towards him?

10. What takes place during her next surgery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy loses her insurance a few times.

Part 1) Why does she lose her insurance? How does this affect her?

Part 2) What does this show about the United States health care system?

Part 3) What could be done to improve this system? How can these changes benefit those who are in situations such as Lucy's?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy relishes her first hospital experience.

Part 1) Why does she enjoy this visit? How does it compare to subsequent visits?

Part 2) How does this first visit foreshadow the next several years of her life?

Part 3) What does this visit reveal about doctors and the medical profession?

Essay Topic 3

Lucy has severe jaw pain after colliding with another girl during dodge ball.

Part 1) What is the cause of this jaw pain? Would it have occurred if she had not collided with the other girl? Explain.

Part 2) How does this incident begin the plot of the story? How does Lucy change because of this incident?

Part 3) Is it good she collided with this girl? Why or why not?

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