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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ann was accepted into the Fine Arts Work Center in which city?
(a) Provincetown.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Chapel Hill.
(d) Charleston.

2. Lucy said that her life became dependent on ________________.
(a) Food.
(b) Art.
(c) Money.
(d) Drugs.

3. Who had Ann married?
(a) Eric.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Evan.
(d) Brian.

4. What was a major flaw in the Yaddo accommodations?
(a) A leaky roof.
(b) Noisy neighbors.
(c) No central air conditioning.
(d) Only one phone line.

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

6. Ann thought that the sad fictional world that Lucy created was _____________________.
(a) A symptom of schizophrenia.
(b) An exercise from her therapist.
(c) Research for a book.
(d) Lucy's way of coping with life.

7. In what state did Ann teach after her first novel was published?
(a) Washington.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Montana.

8. What helped Lucy deal with her life?
(a) Humor.
(b) Athletics.
(c) Art.
(d) Suffering.

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

10. For what did B- make fun of Lucy?
(a) Her goofy laugh.
(b) Her table manners.
(c) Her lack of sexual experience.
(d) Her fuzzy hair.

11. What caused a rift in Ann and Lucy's relationship?
(a) A loan.
(b) Lucy's fame.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Drugs.

12. Who wrote the novel called THE PATRON SAINT OF LIARS?
(a) Eli.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Ann.
(d) Lucy.

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

14. In Provincetown, Lucy fell in love for the first time with a ________________.
(a) Painter.
(b) Professor.
(c) Bartender.
(d) Student.

15. Which European city did Lucy write to Ann about in Chapter 7?
(a) Prague.
(b) Provence.
(c) Milan.
(d) Liverpool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Terezin?

2. TRUTH & BEAUTY is a book about the friendship between Ann Patchett and Lucy ______________.

3. Ann moved in with her boyfriend, _____________, who lived in a small cottage.

4. What did Lucy say haunted her all the time?

5. What did Ann's father buy for her in 1989?

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