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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. Where does Lois Bubar live?

2. What does William's lab assistant call him?

3. What punishment did Lucy endure as a child if she lied?

4. How old is William?

5. How much older than Lucy is William?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does William's lab assistant call him?

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

3. Who took Lucy to college?

4. What does William discover about his mother via an ancestry subscription service?

5. Where is Catherine from?

6. Which of Lucy's daughters gets pregnant?

7. Who is Marilyn Smith?

8. Where does William work?

9. Who is Bridget?

10. Who is Clyde Trask?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Lucy's relationship to William's other wives. What does she think of them, and how do their marriages to William compare to hers? What are the major similarities and differences? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from Oh, William! as evidence for your argument.

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