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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. What did B- tell both Lucy and Ann about themselves?
(a) They would both win Pulitzers someday.
(b) They would never amount to anything.
(c) They were complete opposites.
(d) He was in love with both of them.

2. Why did Lucy take out a government loan?
(a) To pay tuition.
(b) To travel to Europe.
(c) To buy a car.
(d) To get breast implants.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lucy found strength and _________________ in suffering and cruelty.

2. In 1991, Ann moved to which state?

3. In what European city did Lucy live to have more surgery?

4. Who was the friend that Ann made while at the Fine Arts Work Center?

5. Which fellowship did Lucy finally win?

Short Essay Questions

1. By what standard did Ann measure success in her life?

2. With whom did Lucy fall in love in Provincetown, and how did he affect her life?

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

4. Why was Lucy upset about Ann's dating a poet while living in Kentucky?

5. What is shared about Lucy's childhood in Chapter 3?

6. How did Lucy's life change after the release of her award-winning book?

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

8. Who was Elizabeth McCracken and how did Ann meet her?

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

10. What did the fortune teller tell Lucy that devastated her?

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