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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. Why does her mother buy her these?

2. What job does Lucy's mother have to leave?

3. What does Lucy do to protect herself?

4. When Lucy arrives home what does her mother have for her?

5. After trick-or-treating, what does Lucy do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the boys treat Lucy?

2. How does Lucy feel about her last six weeks of chemo?

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

4. What method of reconstructive surgery does Dr. Conley suggest?

5. What happens when Lucy develops a crush?

6. What changes take place in Lucy's life?

7. What takes place when Lucy goes to New York Medical Center?

8. What takes place when Lucy meets Jude?

9. Where does Lucy get a job?

10. What takes place during her next surgery?

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

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'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.

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