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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 the person in #130 want Lucy to do?

2. What do Lucy and Peggy decide to do together?

3. Lucy's parents planned to send their sons to college in ______________.

4. At the park, Lucy and Peggy look for men with _______________.

5. Lucy had to use a trick to make the girl in #74 eat stewed plums and ______________ .

Short Essay Questions

1. In chapter four, what is the nature of Lucy and Peggy's relationship?

2. Whose side does Lucy take in the separation of Mariah and Lewis?

3. Why does Lucy tell her mother the tawdry details of her life, and how does her mother respond?

4. How does Lucy meet Hugh?

5. Who is Maude Quick and why does she reappear in Lucy's life?

6. Who is Roland and how does Lucy meet him?

7. What does Mariah share with Lucy about her intimate life with Lewis?

8. What does Lucy think about the seasons now that she is experiencing Autumn?

9. Who is Peggy and why does Lucy have second thoughts about a friendship with her?

10. Who is Tanner and what role does he have in Lucy's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

LUCY is a classic coming-of-age story. What does that genre entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

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