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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 Pam Carlson?
(a) A woman William slept with.
(b) Catherine's sister.
(c) A woman Lucy knew from work.
(d) William's sister.

2. Why did Catherine get furious with Lucy when she was dying?
(a) Lucy brought her the wrong pudding.
(b) Lucy suggested that she would die soon.
(c) She did not get mad at Lucy.
(d) Lucy asked too many questions.

3. Who did William get into fights with when he was a teenager?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His dog.
(d) His sister.

4. What had Catherine's mother been like?
(a) An intellectual.
(b) An artist.
(c) A saint.
(d) A drunk.

5. Who had an eating disorder when they were in college?
(a) Chrissy.
(b) William.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Becka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy say people crave?

2. What does Lucy tell William about his pants at a diner in Maine?

3. What had Catherine's father been like?

4. Why do Lucy and William go to the public library in Houlton?

5. Where does Lois tell Lucy to drive by while she is in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the kids at school call William when he was a child?

2. Who is Phyllis?

3. Why does Lucy feel scared driving on the Maine turnpike?

4. Who is Richard Baxter?

5. Which of Lucy's children had an eating disorder?

6. Why did Catherine get furious at Lucy when she was dying?

7. Why did Lucy visit the dean at Chrissy's college?

8. Why does Lucy take a class at the New School?

9. Who spent a lot of time with Catherine while she was dying?

10. Who raised Lois Bubar?

(see the answer keys)

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