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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. Lucy refused to lie to Ann and told her that __________________________.
(a) She was still using heroin.
(b) Ann's book was not as good as hers.
(c) She had flirted with Karl.
(d) Ann had gained some weight.

2. What was the plastic surgeon in Nashville unable to do for Lucy?
(a) Do a tummy tuck.
(b) Give her teeth.
(c) Give her a facelift.
(d) Straighten her nose.

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

4. What topic did Lucy mention in her Tango essay which shocked Ann at a reading in Provincetown?
(a) Politics.
(b) Incest.
(c) Masturbation.
(d) Heroin.

5. What did Lucy give Ann for Christmas in Chapter 15?
(a) Theater tickets.
(b) An iPod.
(c) A cashmere scarf.
(d) A book of Lucy's doodles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Lucy not want to stay with Ann in Nashville?

2. What did Ann do before leaving Lucy in her apartment?

3. What ground rules did Ann set down for Lucy while she was staying at Ann's house?

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

5. After she was released from the hospital, what did Lucy lie to Ann about when she called?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did suicide become top-of-mind for Lucy?

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. Why did Ann not tell Lucy she was coming to New York for a movie premiere and book party?

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

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

7. What was Lucy's first suicide attempt, and how did she try to convince Ann that her life was better?

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

9. What did Lucy reveal to Ann about her heroin use and her suicide wish?

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

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