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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 meal does Lucy fix for the girls?

2. In what room does Lucy live in the apartment?

3. What does the family call Lucy?

4. From where is Lucy traveling at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. What is Lucy's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mariah?

2. How can Mariah's personality be described?

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

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

5. In Chapter One, how did Lucy get along with the maid in the house?

6. What are some of the things that Lucy cannot stand and what does she not understand about the family?

7. Why does Lucy enjoy hurting Mariah?

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

9. How did Lucy fit in with the family?

10. What is the story of Sylvie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

LUCY is sometimes defined as an autobiographical piece based on Jamaica Kincaid's life. Do some research about Kincaid's life and describe how Kincaid based the novel on her own life experiences.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration of the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment, citing an example from the novel to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Loss is an important theme in LUCY. Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.

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