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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lucy do in February 2002?
(a) She slit her wrists.
(b) She went skiing.
(c) She moved to Montana.
(d) She got married.

2. How many novels had Ann written by Chapter 17?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) One.

3. What did Lucy start to do after she was told that the surgeons could not help her anymore?
(a) Pack to return to Ireland.
(b) Cut herself.
(c) Work on a new novel.
(d) Converted to Judaism.

4. What did Ann do for Lucy that made Lucy happy?
(a) Sorted through her bills.
(b) Dedicated her book to her.
(c) Invited her to Christmas dinner.
(d) Did her laundry.

5. Which of the following was NOT something Ann and Lucy agreed on during their last conversation?
(a) They missed each other.
(b) They agreed to talk every day.
(c) Ann would name her daughter Lucy.
(d) They loved each other.

6. What did Ann learn when her face was covered with hives and her eye swollen shut?
(a) People are not really cruel when they stare.
(b) How Lucy must struggle with her face all the time.
(c) She cannot eat shellfish again.
(d) She should have remembered to bring her antihistamines.

7. What was the profession of the man Ann dates in Chapter 11?
(a) Professor.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Author.

8. How often did Ann hear from Lucy in Chapter 17?
(a) Days.
(b) Months.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Years.

9. What did Lucy think about Ann's relationship with the man she dates in Chapter 11?
(a) She loved it.
(b) She thought he was no good for Ann.
(c) She paid no attention to it.
(d) She hated it.

10. What did Lucy give Ann for Christmas in Chapter 15?
(a) Theater tickets.
(b) A cashmere scarf.
(c) An iPod.
(d) A book of Lucy's doodles.

11. What promise did Lucy make to Ann?
(a) She would stop using heroin.
(b) She would reconcile with her mother.
(c) She would not drink anymore.
(d) She would think about marrying Eli.

12. What did Lucy forget to do?
(a) Buy groceries.
(b) Put gas in the car.
(c) Lock the door.
(d) Cash checks.

13. What was the name of Ann's most recent novel?
(a) Bel Canto.
(b) Summer Breeze.
(c) The Bell Jar.
(d) Belle of the Ball.

14. What ground rules did Ann set down for Lucy while she was staying at Ann's house?
(a) She could not do drugs.
(b) She had to maintain her hygiene.
(c) She had to help cook meals.
(d) She had to clean her room.

15. What did Ann's boyfriend say he would find the right doctors to do for Lucy?
(a) Have breast implants.
(b) Perform an abortion.
(c) Get her teeth.
(d) A chin implant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role did Ann assume in Lucy's care?

2. In their last conversation, how often did Ann and Lucy agree to talk to each other?

3. Why did Ann not tell Lucy that she was going to the movie premiere?

4. Lucy was considering a new surgery that would take a ______________ from her body to form her jaw.

5. Why did people stare at Ann when she went to New York to be with Lucy during the surgery?

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