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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. According to Ann, what did Lucy want all for herself?

2. After Ann moved in 1991, she dated a/an____________.

3. What would Ann not let factor into her relationship with Lucy?

4. What was notable about Lucy and her disfigurement?

5. In 1991, Ann moved to which state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Ann Patchett looking for an apartment in Iowa City, Iowa, in 1985?

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

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

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

5. How did Ann come to know Lucy Grealy, and what circumstances made them roommates in Iowa?

6. With whom did Lucy fall in love in Provincetown, and how did he affect her life?

7. How did Lucy struggle in Bunting and then in Provincetown?

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

9. What was Ann's opinion of Lucy's obsession with the Holocaust?

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

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

The theme of the search for love is an important one in the novel. How does the author begin to build this theme? Give examples of the search for love throughout the book.

Essay Topic 3

Lucy Grealy was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Lucy's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

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