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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the store owner with whom Lucy has sex?
(a) Roger.
(b) Rolf.
(c) Roland.
(d) Randy.

2. Why is Lucy's mother so sad?
(a) Lucy will not come home.
(b) Lucy does not answer her letters.
(c) She has lost her house.
(d) She is too old to work..

3. What was Lucy's reaction when she learned that the fisherman had been paying her friend to be allowed to touch her?
(a) Fear.
(b) Outrage.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Disgust.

4. Lucy decides she no longer wants to become a _______________.
(a) Singer.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Teacher.

5. Mariah writes a book about _____________________.
(a) The environment.
(b) Parent-teacher communications..
(c) Cooking.
(d) Raising children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lucy feel as she sees Mariah aging?

2. What does Lucy determine has no taste?

3. What day of the week does Lucy dislike?

4. How many younger brothers does Lucy have?

5. It is ________________ that Mariah does not see that her affluent lifestyle is destroying the environment she wants to champion.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucy think about the seasons now that she is experiencing Autumn?

2. Whose side does Lucy take in the separation of Mariah and Lewis?

3. How does Lucy meet Hugh?

4. Why does Lucy tell her mother the tawdry details of her life, and how does her mother respond?

5. In chapter four, what is the nature of Lucy and Peggy's relationship?

6. Who is Roland and how does Lucy meet him?

7. What does Mariah share with Lucy about her intimate life with Lewis?

8. Describe Lucy's friendship on the island with a girl named Myrna and why Lucy ultimately grew jealous of her.

9. What are the reasons that Lucy does not like her mother?

10. What irony does Lucy note regarding Mariah's affluent lifestyle and her interest in environmental protection?

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