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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 wrote.
(b) They drank.
(c) They went to the movies.
(d) They dated lots of men.

2. Where did Ann move to after the Iowa Writers' Workshop was completed?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Boston.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Chicago.

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

4. In what country was Lucy born?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

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

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

7. How old was Lucy when her father died?
(a) 22.
(b) 14.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

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

10. Which television show did Lucy appear on while in New York?
(a) The Today Show.
(b) Dateline.
(c) Good Morning America.
(d) Regis and Kelly Show.

11. What was the name of the documentary that an Irish film producer wanted to do about Lucy?
(a) The Triumph of the Human Spirit.
(b) When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.
(c) Autobiography of a Face.
(d) Face Value: The Measure of a Life.

12. In which magazine did an article about Lucy appear?
(a) The New Yorker.
(b) Time.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) People.

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

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

15. What advice did Ann's mother give her regarding Lucy?
(a) Fix her up with a nice young man.
(b) Let her stay at Ann's house to recover from surgery.
(c) Save all the letters for when they were famous writers.
(d) Co-sign on a car loan for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Ann and Lucy did in Iowa City?

2. Which European city did Lucy write to Ann about in Chapter 7?

3. What did Ann realize about her relationship with Dennis?

4. What was a major flaw in the Yaddo accommodations?

5. Why did Lucy take out a government loan?

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