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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 predicted that Lucy would have a daughter when she first got pregnant?

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

3. What does Lucy see in the parking lot of a diner in Maine?

4. Where does Ralph take Lucy and William?

5. How did William's nursery school teacher make him feel safe?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ralph?

2. What is the one happy memory Lucy has of her father?

3. What did the kids at school call William when he was a child?

4. Who is Park Avenue Robbie?

5. Who was crowned Miss Potato Blossom Queen in 1961?

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

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

8. Who does Lois Bubar refuse to meet?

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

10. Who is Richard Baxter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Write an essay exploring the theme of "home." Lucy writes about only ever feeling at home in her marriage to William. What, for Lucy, makes a home? What particular aspects of that home make her feel safe and cared for? Use examples from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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