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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. Who is David?

2. What does Lucy find out about herself from a psychiatrist?

3. How much older than Lucy is William?

4. How did Lucy feel the day she got married to William?

5. Who in Lucy's family suffered from PTSD?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who often gets night terrors?

2. Who has never liked to cook?

3. What does Estelle's note to William say?

4. Who took Lucy to college?

5. Where does William work?

6. What gift did Catherine give Lucy for her birthday?

7. Who is Marilyn Smith?

8. Who is Clyde Trask?

9. What is Lucy's profession?

10. What is the narrator's full name?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the theme of "home." Lucy writes about only ever feeling at home in her marriage to William. What, for Lucy, makes a home? What particular aspects of that home make her feel safe and cared for? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring William's family history. What does he learn about his family that he did not know until consulting an ancestry website? How does this information impact him? Is the impact largely positive or negative? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring the made-up mother Lucy talks to in her head when she is feeling upset or anxious. What is the function of this made-up figure? What does it suggest about Lucy's relationship to her actual mother? Use examples from the text as support.

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