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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 could Lucy not have the bolts put in her face?
(a) She had a staph infection.
(b) She was allergic to the material.
(c) Her bone was too fragile.
(d) Her insurance wouldn't cover it.

2. Lucy wanted ____________, her doctor, to love her.
(a) Steve.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Seth.
(d) Sean.

3. What offer did Ann make to Lucy that mortified Lucy?
(a) She would help her bathe.
(b) She would help her out of her financial problems.
(c) She would write Lucy's book.
(d) She would change her bandages.

4. What did Ann think about constantly after Lucy died?
(a) Lucy's family.
(b) The movie they saw in Iowa.
(c) The children Lucy would never have.
(d) Their last conversation.

5. Why did Ann not tell Lucy that she was going to the movie premiere?
(a) She wanted to have fun and avoid embarrassment.
(b) Lucy was too ill to go.
(c) The event was invitation only.
(d) Lucy would not have approved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise did Lucy make to Ann?

2. Lucy refused to lie to Ann and told her that __________________________.

3. On what day did Lucy die?

4. Which of the following did Ann NOT do for Lucy in the hospital?

5. Lucy published a book of __________________ that did not do well.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Ann the symbol of innocence in the book and Lucy the loss of innocence?

2. To what things did Ann attribute Lucy's depression?

3. Even though she had career success, Lucy felt that romantic love was missing in her life. What did she do to try to remedy that situation?

4. What was the main question Lucy asked her psychiatrists when she saw them?

5. Why did Lucy begin to contemplate suicide?

6. How did Lucy's death make Ann finally realize her own naivete?

7. What happened with Lucy's job in Bennington, and what did she do when she moved to Brooklyn?

8. What was the radical surgery Lucy was considering and later told Ann and Karl about?

9. Describe how Lucy and Ann were polar opposites in personality.

10. Where did Lucy go for rehab, and how did she feel about it?

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