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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 did the specialist in Nashville tell Lucy about her condition?
(a) He would give her a partial plate of dentures.
(b) He said her tumor was inoperable.
(c) He could re-build her face in three years.
(d) He could not give her teeth.

2. How did Lucy feel about attending the event in Chapter 18?
(a) She thought it was OK.
(b) She hated it.
(c) She really enjoyed it.
(d) She did not like it.

3. How did Lucy get up to her apartment after being released from the hospital?
(a) Ann carried her.
(b) Elevator.
(c) A paramedic carried her.
(d) Home healthcare nurse carried her.

4. Which of the following did Ann NOT think contributed to Lucy's depression?
(a) The death of her mother.
(b) Not getting enough sleep.
(c) Drinking too much alcohol.
(d) Hardly eating any food.

5. What element about her new novel did Lucy discuss with Ann?
(a) The characters.
(b) The theme.
(c) The setting.
(d) The foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lucy was considering a new surgery that would take a ______________ from her body to form her jaw.

2. What did Ann's boyfriend say he would find the right doctors to do for Lucy?

3. Ann felt that Lucy died _____________________.

4. What offer did Ann make to Lucy that mortified Lucy?

5. On what day did Lucy die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ann's experience with hives and how did it let her appreciate Lucy's struggles even more?

2. Why was Lucy so pleased when Ann began to date a doctor in Nashville?

3. What did Karl, Ann's boyfriend, say that he could help Lucy attain with her health issues?

4. What did Ann find especially alarming when Lucy read an essay at a Provincetown reading?

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

6. What was the final defeat in Lucy's struggle to have her face reconstructed?

7. What was the content of Ann and Lucy's last phone conversation?

8. How did Ann naively view Lucy's drug addiction and suicide attempts?

9. How did Ann choose to think about Lucy after her death?

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

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