Lucy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Lucy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 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. What does Lucy want to do when Mariah takes her to a garden?

2. What does Lucy miss in her new life?

3. Who is the friend Mariah meets when at the vacation house?

4. What does Mariah talk about when she bursts into the room one day?

5. How many girls does Lucy look after?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mariah represent Lucy's mother for Lucy?

2. Why does Lucy enjoy hurting Mariah?

3. How does Lucy feel about Mariah's happiness?

4. What is the usual content of Lucy's mother's letters to her?

5. How did homesickness set in for Lucy?

6. What does Lucy note about the train ride to the Great Lakes?

7. What is the overall description of Lucy that emerges from Chapter One?

8. Why do Lucy and Mariah both feel bad over Lucy's story about daffodils?

9. What does Lucy feel about spring and why was Mariah sad on the first day of spring this year?

10. Why has Lucy come to America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Lucy. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Lucy?

Essay Topic 2

Kincaid is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony. Briefly describe each and identify the technique which they exemplify.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the family in LUCY. What does family mean to each of the main characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How typical do you think Mariah's family is as compared to other wealthy families in the mid-20th century? How does Mariah's family differ from Lucy's family back in the islands?

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