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

2. Lucy was fired from her job in which city?

3. What did Ann do for Lucy that made Lucy happy?

4. What did Lucy love to talk about?

5. What disease did Ann get in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Lucy reveal to Ann about her heroin use and her suicide wish?

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

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

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

9. How did suicide become top-of-mind for Lucy?

10. How well did Lucy manage her finances?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain the dynamic of Ann and Lucy's friendship. How did it evolve over time? Which role did Ann play? Which role did Lucy play? Did they ever challenge their respective roles? Or, were they content knowing who they were and what they each brought to the relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief study of Lucy Grealy. 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?

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