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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ann and Lucy do to find their way out of their miserable lives?
(a) They drank.
(b) They dated lots of men.
(c) They went to the movies.
(d) They wrote.

2. Whom did Ann meet in New York that promised to help her and her writing friends succeed?
(a) A publisher.
(b) An investor.
(c) A philanthropist adviser.
(d) A friend of her family.

3. Which birthday did Lucy have when she visited Europe in Chapter 7?
(a) 28th.
(b) 31st.
(c) 35th.
(d) 22nd.

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

5. Whom did Lucy date and finally have sex with?
(a) C-.
(b) B-.
(c) J-.
(d) D-.

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

7. According to Ann, what did Lucy want all for herself?
(a) Money.
(b) Attention.
(c) Men.
(d) Book deals.

8. What did Lucy say haunted her all the time?
(a) Mental illness.
(b) Bad credit report.
(c) Competitiveness.
(d) Her father's memory.

9. Which fellowship did Lucy finally win?
(a) Provincetown.
(b) Jessup.
(c) Sloane.
(d) Bunting.

10. In what city did Lucy have more reconstructive surgery?
(a) New York.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Aberdeen.

11. What medical procedure did Lucy have in Chapter 9?
(a) Appendix surgery.
(b) Gallbladder surgery.
(c) Root canal.
(d) An abortion.

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

13. What could Lucy not do in Provincetown?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Write.
(d) Eat.

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

15. Ann moved in with her boyfriend, _____________, who lived in a small cottage.
(a) Dennis.
(b) David.
(c) James.
(d) Phil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FACE?

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

4. At what restaurant did Ann get a job?

5. What helped Lucy deal with her life?

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