Lucy by the Sea Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Elizabeth Strout
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Lucy by the Sea Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Elizabeth Strout
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In Book One: Chapter 1, how does Lucy feel about watching the news during the pandemic?

2. In Book One: Chapter 3, how does Lucy feel about the state of her writing?

3. In Book One: Chapter 4, what does Lucy see on the news about Hart Island?

4. In Book One: Chapter 4, how does Lucy feel about each day during this time?

5. In Book One: Chapter 2, how does Lucy feel about the meals William cooks for her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does storytelling play in the novel Book 1: Chapter 2, and how does it relate to the novel's themes?

2. In Book 1: Chapter 5, what does William do to help Michael's family during the Covid-19 pandemic?

3. What is the setting of the novel in Book 1: Chapter 1 and how does it impact the mood of the story?

4. Describe the relationship between Lucy and her mother, and how does it evolve over the course of Book 1: Chapter 1?

5. What is the significance of the storm in Book 1: Chapter 5?

6. What is the significance of Lucy's memory of the hospital stay and how does it relate to her character?

7. In Book 1: Chapter 2, how does Lucy's relationship with her father differ from her relationship with her mother, and what does this reveal about her character?

8. In Book 1: Chapter 4, what is the narrator's reaction to the depleted shelves at the grocery store and what does William do about it?

9. In Book 1: Chapter 4, what does the narrator and William see on the news one night and how does it affect the narrator?

10. In Book 1: Chapter 4, what did the narrator find in the back closet and what did they do with it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do memories and flashbacks play in Lucy by the Sea, and how do they contribute to the overall structure and meaning of the text?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Lucy by the Sea challenge or subvert traditional narrative conventions, and what effect does this have on the reader's experience of the text?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author's use of tone and how it contributes to the overall meaning of the story.

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