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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 does Lucy learn that she will skip her chemo treatment if she is sick?

2. How does Lucy's mother soothe her?

3. What game is Lucy playing when she gets hit?

4. Why do most people not want to ask Lucy about her deformity?

5. Why might Lucy like working with horses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy first feels signs of her cancer?

2. What is surprising about Lucy's parents' behavior when she has her bone marrow test?

3. What does Lucy do when she gets home after her first chemo treatment?

4. How does Lucy feel after her surgery?

5. Describe Lucy.

6. Why is Lucy relieved when her father's new job begins?

7. What does Lucy do to try to skip her chemo treatments?

8. What happens when Lucy's hair begins to fall out?

9. How does Lucy compare her family to other families?

10. Describe Lucy's "kingdom."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy's family immigrated to the United States.

Part 1) Describe their immigration. What is the importance of this?

Part 2) What do these details about her family reveal about them?

Part 3) How do these details help explain who Lucy is as a person?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy creates a "kingdom" by her garage.

Part 1) What is this "kingdom?" Why does she make it?

Part 2) What does this reveal about her mindset at this point?

Part 3) What might others think about this behavior? Why might they feel this way? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Lucy analyzes the relationship between the visitor and the patient.

Part 1) How does she come to analyze this relationship?

Part 2) To what conclusion does she come? Why?

Part 3) How does this conclusion affect the visits she receives from her parents? How does it also help her deal with her parents?

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