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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 had Lucy travelled to Germany with years ago?

2. How long was Lucy married to William?

3. How did Lucy and William know Joanne?

4. What kind of lesson did Catherine arrange for Lucy to have before she married William?

5. Where does Lois Bubar live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Bridget?

2. Who is Estelle?

3. How old is William?

4. Who is the narrator's second husband?

5. Which of Lucy's daughters gets pregnant?

6. What punishment did Lucy endure as a child when she lied?

7. Who is Marilyn Smith?

8. Who is Catherine?

9. Who took Lucy to college?

10. What activity did Lucy hate doing with her family when she was married to William?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Lucy's belief that she is invisible. Why does she believe this? What aspects of her identity, life, or relationships lead her to believe that she is essentially invisible to the world? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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