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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 was the name of the documentary that an Irish film producer wanted to do about Lucy?
(a) Face Value: The Measure of a Life.
(b) Autobiography of a Face.
(c) When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.
(d) The Triumph of the Human Spirit.

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

3. Who wrote AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FACE?
(a) Lucy.
(b) Ann.
(c) Dennis.
(d) Eli.

4. Which of the following is NOT something Ann and Lucy did in Iowa City?
(a) They donated blood.
(b) They wrote poems.
(c) They drank too much alcohol.
(d) They swapped clothes.

5. Ann came to realize that she was ________________ in relationships.
(a) Timid.
(b) Naive.
(c) Dominant.
(d) Happiest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lucy take out a government loan?

2. Ann represented _____________________ in her friendship with Lucy.

3. Why was Lucy glad when Ann's marriage ended?

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

5. When Ann was young she thought that being ________________ would be glamorous.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Ann's opinion of Lucy's obsession with the Holocaust?

3. Why did Lucy have an obsession with the Holocaust?

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

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

6. Describe an event in which Lucy was bullied in Scotland.

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

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

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

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

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