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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. What did Lucy dabble in when she was in New York and Vermont?

2. Ann finally realized that she was _______________.

3. What did Lucy do in February 2002?

4. Ann and Lucy decided that once Lucy got better, they could call these years the _________________.

5. What did Ann think about constantly after Lucy died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lucy begin to contemplate suicide?

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

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

4. Why was Ann the symbol of innocence in the book and Lucy the loss of innocence?

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

6. What name did Ann and Lucy come up with to describe their bad times with Lucy's addictions and suicide attempts?

7. What did Ann find especially alarming when Lucy read an essay at a Provincetown reading?

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

9. Why was Lucy so pleased when Ann began to date a doctor in Nashville?

10. What was the final defeat in Lucy's struggle to have her face reconstructed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of regret. Identify at least two examples about regret in the book. Then explain how each example supports the theme of regret.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Why would writers have a lonely life even though it may have seemed exciting and glamorous to other people? Why would Lucy have had an especially lonely life because of the lack of romantic partners who were willing to see past her physical challenges? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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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