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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 was Lucy upset on September 11, 2001.

2. Ann went to a movie premiere and ________________ but did not tell Lucy.

3. What did Ann do before leaving Lucy in her apartment?

4. How many novels had Ann written by Chapter 17?

5. Ann believed Lucy was a poet and _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Lucy's pattern of happiness and depression?

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

3. How did Lucy's death make Ann finally realize her own naivete?

4. What was the content of Ann and Lucy's last phone conversation?

5. What was the main question Lucy asked her psychiatrists when she saw them?

6. To what things did Ann attribute Lucy's depression?

7. Describe Lucy's health in Chapter 15.

8. How did Ann choose to think about Lucy after her death?

9. How well did Lucy manage her finances?

10. In reality, what were Karl and others not able to help Lucy with regarding her health issues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Ann Patchett's writing style. How is she different from other writers of her time? What are some of her characteristic writing techniques? Identify some examples of her classic style in TRUTH & BEAUTY.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief study of Ann Patchett. 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

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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