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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the friend that Ann made while at the Fine Arts Work Center?
(a) Maggie Kerrigan.
(b) Suzanne Kelly.
(c) Elizabeth McCracken.
(d) Judith Naylor.

2. What did Lucy hate about writing?
(a) The editors.
(b) The crazy hours.
(c) The critics.
(d) The process.

3. What kind of job did Ann want?
(a) Creative writing teacher.
(b) English teacher.
(c) Math teacher.
(d) Biology teacher.

4. Lucy won the Bunting fellowship and the _____________ fellowship.
(a) Yahoo.
(b) Yaddo.
(c) Young.
(d) Yellow.

5. What was the amount of the stipend Lucy received as part of the Bunting fellowship?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $16,000.
(c) $23,000.
(d) $50,000.

6. At what restaurant did Ann get a job?
(a) T.G.I. Friday's.
(b) Panera.
(c) Olive Garden.
(d) Macaroni Grill.

7. Ann relied heavily on ___________________ to gauge whether she was a success or not.
(a) Her writing career.
(b) Her family's opinions.
(c) Her earnings.
(d) Flattery from men.

8. On what street did Ann find an apartment for her and Lucy to share in Iowa?
(a) Euclid Avenue.
(b) Governor Street.
(c) Maple Avenue.
(d) Plains Street.

9. The Bunting Fellowship is associated with which university?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Duke University.
(c) Loyola University.
(d) Wittenberg University.

10. What did Ann and Lucy do together?
(a) Road trips.
(b) Medical appointments.
(c) Weekly dinners.
(d) Book readings and signings.

11. Primo Levi wrote a book about __________________.
(a) The Romanovs.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) American mobsters.
(d) The French Revolution.

12. Which of the following did Lucy NOT ask Ann?
(a) If Ann loved her.
(b) If she could give her a down payment on a condo.
(c) If Lucy would ever have sex again.
(d) If Ann thought Lucy was pretty.

13. In psychotherapy, Lucy learned that ______________________.
(a) She could not stop her low self-esteem.
(b) Her problems all stemmed from her mother.
(c) She was probably a manic depressive.
(d) She had an obsessive compulsive personality.

14. What were Ann's accommodations at Yaddo?
(a) A townhouse.
(b) A hotel room.
(c) A mansion.
(d) A cabin.

15. From which college did Ann graduate in 1985?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Stanford University.
(c) Radcliffe College.
(d) Sarah Lawrence College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did B- tell both Lucy and Ann about themselves?

2. How old was Lucy when her father died?

3. According to Ann, what did Lucy want all for herself?

4. Why did Ann select the apartment she did in Iowa City?

5. Lucy used to having a lot of _____________.

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