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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 Marilyn Smith?

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

3. What was Lucy's upbringing like?

4. How does Lucy see herself?

5. Where did William and Lucy meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who often gets night terrors?

2. How old is William?

3. Who is Clyde Trask?

4. Which of Lucy's daughters gets pregnant?

5. Where does William work?

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

7. Who is Bridget?

8. What is the narrator's full name?

9. Who has never liked to cook?

10. Who is Catherine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Lucy and David's relationship. What was the nature of this relationship, and how did it impact Lucy as a person? How was Lucy and David's marriage different to Lucy's marriage to William? 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 Lucy and William's trip to Maine. What do they learn there, either about themselves, or each other? Use examples from the text as support.

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