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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 Park Avenue Robbie?

2. Who does Lucy find a picture of in a library in Maine?

3. Who was mad at Lucy while one of her children was suffering from an eating disorder?

4. What does William do while Lucy talks to Lois Bubar?

5. Why did Lucy take a class at the New School?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ralph?

2. What did Lucy do in Maine the one time she went?

3. Who hired a private investigator to find Lois Bubar?

4. How does Lucy feel when she and William arrive in Bangor, Maine?

5. What storybook characters did Lucy used to imagine herself and William as?

6. Who spent a lot of time with Catherine while she was dying?

7. Why did Lucy visit the dean at Chrissy's college?

8. Where did Lucy go every day when one of her children was suffering from an eating disorder?

9. Why did Catherine get furious at Lucy when she was dying?

10. Who is Park Avenue Robbie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring the theme of loneliness. Who in the novel experiences loneliness, and why? How do they cope with this loneliness? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Lucy and Catherine's relationship. What is the nature of this relationship? In particular, how does Lucy feel about Catherine, both before and after her death? 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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