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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. For whom does Lucy begin showing horses?

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

3. How long would the process take to complete?

4. What does she not understand?

5. What does Lucy say about the grief she feels for her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lucy protect herself, regarding her disfigured face?

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

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

5. How do the boys treat Lucy?

6. How does Lucy acquire Sure Swinger? What happens to Sure Swinger?

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

8. What happens when Lucy starts junior high?

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

10. How does Lucy feel about her sexuality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy says that looking back on time, she felt happy in the hospital.

Part 1) Why does she feel happy in the hospital? What does this reveal about her life outside of the hospital?

Part 2) What does this say for hospital staff and procedures?

Part 3) Are you surprised that she feels this way about hospitals? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy's family immigrated to the United States.

Part 1) Describe their immigration. What is the importance of this?

Part 2) What do these details about her family reveal about them?

Part 3) How do these details help explain who Lucy is as a person?

Essay Topic 3

The nurse Lucy likes best is Mary.

Part 1) Describe Mary. Why does Lucy like her the best?

Part 2) Why does the rest of the hospital staff not act the way Mary does?

Part 3) How might Lucy's experience with cancer and the many surgeries afterward have been different if others had been more like Mary?

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