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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. How did Lucy feel about attending the event in Chapter 18?

2. What type of courses did Lucy get accepted in but never attended?

3. What was the name of Ann's most recent novel?

4. Lucy refused to lie to Ann and told her that __________________________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Lucy's health in Chapter 15.

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

5. Where did Lucy go for rehab, and how did she feel about it?

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

7. What was the radical surgery Lucy was considering and later told Ann and Karl about?

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

9. Even though she had career success, Lucy felt that romantic love was missing in her life. What did she do to try to remedy that situation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ann and Lucy spend some time apart throughout the book to contemplate their lives. What do they think about? What conclusions do they arrive at? Explain why they seem to always be in a contemplative mood.

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

Explain the significance of the book's title. Why does the author call it simply TRUTH & BEAUTY? What was she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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