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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Lewis?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Kind.
(d) Bully.

2. How much is Lucy like her mother?
(a) Exactly alike.
(b) Complete opposites.
(c) A little bit alike.
(d) Almost like twins.

3. What month is it at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) July.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) April.

4. What did the mothers of Lucy's father's children often do?
(a) Have communal dinners.
(b) Try to kill the other mothers' babies.
(c) Spend holidays together.
(d) Tutor all the children.

5. It is ________________ that Mariah does not see that her affluent lifestyle is destroying the environment she wants to champion.
(a) Injust.
(b) Brutal.
(c) Funny.
(d) Ironic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does the person in #130 bring to Lucy?

2. Mariah says she feels ___________ with the thought of divorcing Lewis.

3. What is the state of Mariah and Lewis' marriage in Chapter 4?

4. Who is Lucy's friend whom Mariah thinks Lucy will miss at the lake?

5. Mariah and Dinah are upset about _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Lewis and what are Lucy's perceptions of him?

2. For Lucy, why isn't sex accompanied by an emotional connection?

3. Why does Lucy and Peggy's relationship begin to wane?

4. Why do Lucy and Peggy decide to get an apartment together in spite of their waning friendship?

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

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

7. What are the circumstances that lead to Lucy having sex with Hugh?

8. What is Lucy's relationship with Hugh?

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

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

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