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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. Whom did Ann meet in New York that promised to help her and her writing friends succeed?
(a) A friend of her family.
(b) An investor.
(c) A philanthropist adviser.
(d) A publisher.

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

3. Which birthday did Lucy have when she visited Europe in Chapter 7?
(a) 22nd.
(b) 35th.
(c) 31st.
(d) 28th.

4. Which of the following did some Scottish people NOT do to Lucy?
(a) Screamed when they saw her.
(b) Chased her.
(c) Comforted her.
(d) Teased her.

5. How did Ann feel about her new marriage?
(a) It was a huge mistake.
(b) It was average.
(c) It was problematic.
(d) It was divine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What became an obsession for Lucy?

2. From which college did Ann graduate in 1985?

3. Who stalked Ann for awhile during this time?

4. Ann thought that the sad fictional world that Lucy created was _____________________.

5. What were Ann's accommodations at Yaddo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Ann's insecurities surface, especially in the incident with the philanthropist adviser?

9. What were Lucy's accommodations at Yaddo, and what was the only negative of the experience?

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

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