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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ann move to after the Iowa Writers' Workshop was completed?

2. What shocked Ann about Lucy's appearance when she saw her in Aberdeen?

3. In Provincetown, Lucy was working against a/an _________________ deadline.

4. How did Lucy feel about Ann's relationship with the man she dated?

5. When Ann was young she thought that being ________________ would be glamorous.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Lucy hate Aberdeen and what did Ann think about it when she visited Lucy there?

3. Why was Lucy happy when Ann broke up with Dennis?

4. How could Ann's love for Lucy have been called unconditional?

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

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

7. Why was Lucy upset about Ann's dating a poet while living in Kentucky?

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

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

10. Describe an event in which Lucy was bullied in Scotland.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief study of Lucy Grealy. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What were her primary motivations during her life?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ann and Lucy. In what ways were they alike? In what ways were they dramatically different? What drew them together initially? What was the basis of their long-term friendship? Was the friendship an equitable one? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Ann Patchett is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony. Briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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