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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 Lucy spend hours working out?

2. When Lucy looks the procedure up in a book, how does she find herself?

3. How does Lucy console herself?

4. How does Swinger die?

5. Why does Lucy go to New York Medical Center?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Lucy hope to meet at Sarah Lawrence?

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

4. What takes place when Lucy meets Jude?

5. How do the boys treat Lucy?

6. What happens when Lucy wakes from her surgery at St. Vincent?

7. How is Lucy's start at Sarah Lawrence?

8. What does Lucy think about this procedure?

9. What does Lucy say about her father's time in the hospital and his eventual death?

10. What does note about Michael?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Lucy must make decisions about reconstructive surgery.

Part 1) What options does she have? What option does she choose? Why do she choose it?

Part 2) What keeps her from choosing the pedestal method?

Part 3) Are these operations successful? Where they worth it? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The boys at school torment Lucy relentlessly.

Part 1) Describe their behavior. Why do they act this way?

Part 2) How do they affect Lucy? Why is she affected this way?

Part 3) What could have been done to improve Lucy's experience at school and teach the boys empathy?

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