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

2. Lucy won the Bunting fellowship and the _____________ fellowship.
(a) Yahoo.
(b) Young.
(c) Yaddo.
(d) Yellow.

3. Who was Ann's boyfriend in Provincetown?
(a) Eli.
(b) Sam.
(c) Joe.
(d) Max.

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

5. In what country was Lucy born?
(a) France.
(b) Canada.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Ireland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What helped Lucy deal with her life?

2. Which of the following did some Scottish people NOT do to Lucy?

3. For what reason did Ann tell Lucy that she, too, needed some face repair?

4. What was the amount of the stipend Lucy received as part of the Bunting fellowship?

5. In 1991, Ann moved to which state?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Lucy happy when Ann broke up with Dennis?

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

4. What role did Ann represent in her friendship with Lucy?

5. How did Lucy struggle in Bunting and then in Provincetown?

6. How could Ann's love for Lucy have been called unconditional?

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

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

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

10. How did Ann and Lucy view writing at this point in their lives?

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