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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 connection does Detective Murphy try and make with Alice while he is escorting her to trial?

2. During Alice's trial, when does she begin to cry?

3. What three colors does Alice wear to her trial?

4. What number suspect does Alice choose?

5. What does Sgt. Lorenz apologize to Alice for?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Alice know that she chose the wrong suspect? What does her attorney say about this?

2. What outfit does Alice wear to her trial? What does Gail say is important about this?

3. During her junior year of college, who does Alice date? What does she like about him?

4. When Alice goes to the lineup, what is she afraid of? What do the police assure her?

5. What lie does Alice tell Jamie one night when they are at the bar? Why does she tell him this?

6. After Alice finishes college, where does she go? Why is she happy to do this?

7. What question is popular that the grand jury asks Alice? What does Alice try to play up to the grand jury?

8. What is the name of Alice's attorney? Why does Alice like her attorney?

9. What does Meggesto ask Alice about that hurts her? Why does she have this reaction?

10. What movie do Alice and Lila laugh at and get in trouble? Why is the man angry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucky is a memoir about actual events. Write a persuasive essay on the nature of memoir and how much of this book can be accepted as pure fact.

Essay Topic 2

Think about the role of the police in Alice's case. Write an essay on the police presence in the book, spanning from the impersonal to personal, giving at least three examples.

Essay Topic 3

Think about the clothes Alice wears at important times in her life. Write an essay discussing the significance of the clothing Alice wears at critical points in the book, using at least three examples.

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