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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Provincetown, Lucy was working against a/an _________________ deadline.
(a) Essay.
(b) Book.
(c) Tax.
(d) Medical.

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

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

6. Ann represented _____________________ in her friendship with Lucy.
(a) The mother figure.
(b) The sister figure.
(c) The godmother.
(d) The devil's advocate.

7. How did Lucy feel about Ann's relationship with the man she dated?
(a) She had no interest in it.
(b) She was jealous.
(c) She was so happy for Ann.
(d) She did not like Ann's boyfriend at all.

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

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

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

11. In what European city did Lucy live to have more surgery?
(a) Aberdeen, Scotland.
(b) Milan, Italy.
(c) London, England.
(d) Paris, France.

12. How did Ann feel about her new marriage?
(a) It was average.
(b) It was a huge mistake.
(c) It was problematic.
(d) It was divine.

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

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

15. TRUTH & BEAUTY is a book about the friendship between Ann Patchett and Lucy ______________.
(a) Grealy.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Greene.
(d) Grieshop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was notable about Lucy and her disfigurement?

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

3. Ann was amazed at Lucy's autobiographical essay about _____________________.

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

5. What kind of job did Ann want?

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