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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. Which European city did Lucy write to Ann about in Chapter 7?

2. Which of the following did Lucy NOT ask Ann?

3. How old was Lucy when her father died?

4. What was the name of the documentary that an Irish film producer wanted to do about Lucy?

5. Who had Ann married?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Lucy have an obsession with the Holocaust?

3. What were Lucy's accommodations at Yaddo, and what was the only negative of the experience?

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

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

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

7. What were the circumstances of Lucy's disfigured face?

8. What is shared about Lucy's childhood in Chapter 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

It has been said that creative people such as writers and artists have some degree of mental illness which makes their work brilliant. Explain whether or not you think mental illness shaped Lucy's life and work.

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