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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. In Book One: Chapter 3, what decision does William mention regarding his career?
2. In Book One: Chapter 5, how does Becka look different when Lucy sees her?
3. In Book One: Chapter 2, what is Lucy's brother's response when asked about the pandemic?
4. In Book One: Chapter 1, how does Becka describe the situation outside her apartment building?
5. In Book One: Chapter 1, what worries Lucy about the ambulance workers and hospital staff?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the storm in Book 1: Chapter 5?
2. In Book 1: Chapter 5, describe the scene in the text where William and Melvin interact and explain the significance of their conversation.
3. What is the setting of the novel in Book 1: Chapter 1 and how does it impact the mood of the story?
4. in Book 1: Chapter 5, what happens during The Second Rescue Story?
5. In Book 1: Chapter 4, why did the thought of her second husband David make the narrator angry?
6. In Book 1: Chapter 4, what did the narrator find in the back closet and what did they do with it?
7. In Book 1: Chapter 5, what does William do to help Michael's family during the Covid-19 pandemic?
8. What role does dialogue play in the novel Book 1: Chapter 3, and how does it reveal the characters' motivations?
9. In Book 1: Chapter 2, what does Lucy's response to the racist comments made by her father's friend reveal about her character?
10. What is the significance of Lucy's memory of the hospital stay and how does it relate to her character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore the role of nature and the environment in Lucy by the Sea, and how this impacts the characters and their relationships with one another.
Essay Topic 2
How does Lucy by the Sea address questions of race and ethnicity, and what does the text suggest about how these issues should be approached in our society?
Essay Topic 3
What do you think is the most significant turning point or moment of change in Lucy by the Sea, and how does this impact the characters and the overall meaning of the text?
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