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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Lucy hate about writing?
(a) The crazy hours.
(b) The critics.
(c) The process.
(d) The editors.

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

5. Why did Ann phone Lucy from Yaddo all the time?
(a) To invite her to dinner.
(b) To make her feel loved.
(c) To discuss boyfriends.
(d) To check on her health.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stalked Ann for awhile during this time?

2. Where did Lucy once pretend to be for days?

3. For what did B- make fun of Lucy?

4. What did Ann and Lucy do together?

5. Where did Ann move to after the Iowa Writers' Workshop was completed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Ann Patchett looking for an apartment in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1985?

2. What were the circumstances of Lucy's disfigured face?

3. What was Ann's experience with the philanthropist adviser in New York?

4. Why did Lucy hate Aberdeen and what did Ann think about it when she visited Lucy there?

5. How did Ann come to know Lucy Grealy, and what circumstances made them roommates in Iowa?

6. What was so emotionally draining during Lucy's visit to Prague?

7. Who was Dennis, and why was he not a positive force in Ann's life?

8. What did Lucy find strength in what made her consider writing non-fiction instead of fiction?

9. Who was B- and what role did he play in Lucy and Ann's life?

10. Why was Lucy's life such an anomaly?

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