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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. How many front teeth did Lucy have left after her chemotherapy and surgeries?
(a) One.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

2. What would Ann not let factor into her relationship with Lucy?
(a) Money.
(b) Insecurity.
(c) Men.
(d) Jealousy.

3. What was notable about Lucy and her disfigurement?
(a) She had a cleft palate.
(b) Her face looked bruised all the time.
(c) She could not close her mouth all the way.
(d) She drooled continually.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Ann's boyfriend in Provincetown?

2. Why was Ann sad about her sister's wedding?

3. Who did Ann see discussing his new book on television one night?

4. What advice did Ann's mother give her regarding Lucy?

5. In Provincetown, Lucy fell in love for the first time with a ________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who was B- and what role did he play in Lucy and Ann's life?

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

9. Why was Ann Patchett looking for an apartment in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1985?

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

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