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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. Lucy learns that _________________ since she left her home.

2. How does Lucy feel when she says something that hurts Mariah's feelings?

3. What can Lucy see from her room at the location in #62?

4. What nationality is the person in #60?

5. From where is Lucy traveling at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did homesickness set in for Lucy?

2. What are some of the things that Lucy cannot stand and what does she not understand about the family?

3. In Chapter One, how did Lucy get along with the maid in the house?

4. What is revealed about Lucy at the beginning of Chapter One?

5. What is the overall description of Lucy that emerges from Chapter One?

6. What does Lucy feel about spring and why was Mariah sad on the first day of spring this year?

7. Why does Lucy enjoy hurting Mariah?

8. What is the usual content of Lucy's mother's letters to her?

9. What were Lucy's first impressions of the lake house and her experience there?

10. How did Lucy's life become routine and depressing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the ongoing conflict between Mariah and Lewis. What are the main sources of the conflict? Why does it continue? What does Mariah learn about the reality of her life with Lewis as opposed to the perceptions she has held for so long?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in America in the mid-20th century when the novel is set. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms, if any, did they have that 21st century women do not have?

Essay Topic 3

Create a character study of Lucy. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Lucy?

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