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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Lucy feel about Aberdeen?
(a) She never felt safe there.
(b) She could take it or leave it.
(c) She loved it.
(d) She hated it.

2. Lucy was famous at Sarah Lawrence College for her writing and ________________.
(a) Disfigured face.
(b) Sense of humor.
(c) Red hair.
(d) Photography.

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

4. What shocked Ann about Lucy's appearance when she saw her in Aberdeen?
(a) She is bald.
(b) She has lost a lot of weight.
(c) A facial balloon expander.
(d) Braces on her teeth.

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

6. What jobs did Ann and Lucy have in Iowa?
(a) Teaching fellowships.
(b) Tutors.
(c) Waitresses.
(d) Photographers.

7. Why did Ann phone Lucy from Yaddo all the time?
(a) To invite her to dinner.
(b) To check on her health.
(c) To discuss boyfriends.
(d) To make her feel loved.

8. What would Ann not let factor into her relationship with Lucy?
(a) Men.
(b) Money.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Insecurity.

9. What was notable about Lucy and her disfigurement?
(a) She drooled continually.
(b) She had a cleft palate.
(c) She could not close her mouth all the way.
(d) Her face looked bruised all the time.

10. What did B- tell both Lucy and Ann about themselves?
(a) They were complete opposites.
(b) He was in love with both of them.
(c) They would both win Pulitzers someday.
(d) They would never amount to anything.

11. Which of the following did some Scottish people NOT do to Lucy?
(a) Chased her.
(b) Comforted her.
(c) Screamed when they saw her.
(d) Teased her.

12. What did Ann realize about her relationship with Dennis?
(a) She just used him for sex.
(b) It was not going to last.
(c) It was strictly platonic.
(d) He was going to propose to her.

13. What was Terezin?
(a) A film star.
(b) An opera.
(c) A spice.
(d) A concentration camp.

14. How many front teeth did Lucy have left after her chemotherapy and surgeries?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did a fortune teller NOT tell Lucy?

2. Lucy used to having a lot of _____________.

3. In what state did Ann teach after her first novel was published?

4. For what reason did Ann tell Lucy that she, too, needed some face repair?

5. Who did Ann see discussing his new book on television one night?

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