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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 did Catherine used to make doughnuts for?

2. What does William discover about his mother via an ancestry website?

3. Who comes to William at night?

4. What kind of scientist is William?

5. What is the narrator's full name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Catherine?

3. Who is Clyde Trask?

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

5. Where does William work?

6. Which of Lucy's daughters gets pregnant?

7. Who took Lucy to college?

8. Who is Marilyn Smith?

9. Who is Bridget?

10. Who has never liked to cook?

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 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 3

Write an essay exploring the role of grief in Oh, William!. Who in the novel experiences grief, and why? What events trigger their grief, and how do they manage it? Use examples from the text as support.

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