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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. Why did Ann phone Lucy from Yaddo all the time?

2. Who wrote AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FACE?

3. What did Lucy hate about writing?

4. Ann came to realize that she was ________________ in relationships.

5. What jobs did Ann and Lucy have in Iowa?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Dennis, and why was he not a positive force in Ann's life?

3. Who was B- and what role did he play in Lucy and Ann's life?

4. By what standard did Ann measure success in her life?

5. What did Lucy find strength in what made her consider writing non-fiction instead of fiction?

6. What is the premise of TRUTH & BEAUTY?

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

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

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

10. What did Lucy's pulling out of the documentary symbolize for Lucy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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