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

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

3. Ann was amazed at Lucy's autobiographical essay about _____________________.
(a) Cancer and her face.
(b) Being molested as a child.
(c) Being schizophrenic.
(d) Growing up Catholic.

4. At what restaurant did Ann get a job?
(a) Panera.
(b) T.G.I. Friday's.
(c) Olive Garden.
(d) Macaroni Grill.

5. Ann was lacking in _________________ during this time.
(a) Prospects.
(b) Money.
(c) Self esteem.
(d) Friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the novel called THE PATRON SAINT OF LIARS?

2. Lucy won the Bunting fellowship and the _____________ fellowship.

3. In which magazine did an article about Lucy appear?

4. What talent did Ann and Lucy share?

5. How old was Lucy when her father died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Lucy's pulling out of the documentary symbolize for Lucy?

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

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

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

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

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

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