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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. What did the kids at school used to tease Lucy for?

2. Who had Lucy travelled to Germany with years ago?

3. What is William's heritage?

4. Who is David?

5. Who is Mrs. Nash?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Lucy's profession?

4. Who is Bridget?

5. How long was Lucy married to William?

6. Where does William work?

7. Who is Estelle?

8. How old is William?

9. What is the narrator's full name?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Lucy and William's relationship. How does this relationship, and particularly Lucy's understanding of it, change throughout the novel? What regrets does she have about it, and what about it is valuable to her? 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 Lucy's idea that people crave "authority." In particular, that one reason she felt so safe with William during their marriage was because he was a self-assured and authoritative person. In what moments throughout the novel is it clear that this idea about authority and the safety it provides is true for Lucy? Use examples from the text as support.

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