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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. In their last conversation, how often did Ann and Lucy agree to talk to each other?

2. How pleased was Lucy with the surgical results in her face in Chapter 15?

3. Where had Lucy told Ann she wanted to go for Christmas?

4. How did Lucy get up to her apartment after being released from the hospital?

5. Which of the following did Ann NOT think contributed to Lucy's depression?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Ann show that she was the ultimate mother figure to Lucy after her radical surgery?

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

3. What was Ann's experience with hives and how did it let her appreciate Lucy's struggles even more?

4. What kind of help did Lucy seek for her addictions, and how did she lie about what she was really doing?

5. What happened with Lucy's job in Bennington, and what did she do when she moved to Brooklyn?

6. Why did Lucy begin to contemplate suicide?

7. What were the circumstances of Lucy's death?

8. Describe Lucy's health in Chapter 15.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Substance abuse seemed to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive was the abuse? Why did it have such a prevalent place in Lucy's life? How did it affect her? How does it affect those impacted by Lucy's abuse? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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

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.

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