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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 series of surgeries does Lucy then begin?

2. What happens while Lucy is considering reconstructive surgery options?

3. What is Lucy having trouble doing?

4. How is Lucy her old bubbly self at Halloween?

5. Why is Lucy finally sent to the ICU?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lucy's start at Sarah Lawrence?

2. How does Lucy acquire Sure Swinger? What happens to Sure Swinger?

3. What takes place when Lucy meets Jude?

4. How does Lucy's self-esteem sink to an all-time low?

5. What happens when Lucy wakes from her surgery at St. Vincent?

6. What does Lucy wonder about Michael?

7. What changes take place in Lucy's life?

8. What complications does Lucy face from this surgery? How is she treated?

9. How does Lucy protect herself, regarding her disfigured face?

10. How does Lucy begin to feel about her father? How does it affect her behavior towards him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy relishes her first hospital experience.

Part 1) Why does she enjoy this visit? How does it compare to subsequent visits?

Part 2) How does this first visit foreshadow the next several years of her life?

Part 3) What does this visit reveal about doctors and the medical profession?

Essay Topic 2

The nurse Lucy likes best is Mary.

Part 1) Describe Mary. Why does Lucy like her the best?

Part 2) Why does the rest of the hospital staff not act the way Mary does?

Part 3) How might Lucy's experience with cancer and the many surgeries afterward have been different if others had been more like Mary?

Essay Topic 3

Lucy has severe jaw pain after colliding with another girl during dodge ball.

Part 1) What is the cause of this jaw pain? Would it have occurred if she had not collided with the other girl? Explain.

Part 2) How does this incident begin the plot of the story? How does Lucy change because of this incident?

Part 3) Is it good she collided with this girl? Why or why not?

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