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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 is Lucy having trouble doing?

2. Why does Lucy spend hours working out?

3. What series of surgeries does Lucy then begin?

4. What does Lucy note about this person?

5. Why is Lucy finally sent to the ICU?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complications does Lucy face from this surgery? How is she treated?

2. Where does Lucy get a job?

3. What takes place during her next surgery?

4. How does Lucy feel about her sexuality?

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

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

7. What does Lucy think about this procedure?

8. What happens when Lucy starts junior high?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Lucy's friend Kelly gives her her horse.

Part 1) Why does she give Lucy her horse? What does this reveal about Kelly?

Part 2) How does the horse, Sure Swinger, affect Lucy?

Part 3) What happens to the horse that keeps Lucy on a path of sadness tragedy? How does Lucy deal with this? What does this show about her personality?

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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