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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. Who does Lucy find a picture of in a library in Maine?
2. When did Lois's parents tell her about Catherine?
3. Who does Lucy cry to in her mind?
4. What does William do while Lucy talks to Lois Bubar?
5. Who is Lois's real mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do Lucy and Willam take a trip to Maine?
2. Who does Lois Bubar refuse to meet?
3. Who hired a private investigator to find Lois Bubar?
4. Who was crowned Miss Potato Blossom Queen in 1961?
5. Who is Richard Baxter?
6. Which of Lucy's children had an eating disorder?
7. What is the one happy memory Lucy has of her father?
8. What storybook characters did Lucy used to imagine herself and William as?
9. How does Lucy feel when she and William arrive in Bangor, Maine?
10. What did Lucy do in Maine the one time she went?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay exploring Lucy's realization that she suffers from PTSD. In what moments does Lucy's PTSD show itself? What particular events in her life cause this PTSD? Use examples from the text as support.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring Lucy's relationship to her daughters. What is the nature of these relationships, and how do they compare to her relationship with her own mother, or to William's relationship with his mother? Use examples from the text as support.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring the overwhelming guilt Lucy feels about certain decisions she made in her life (like leaving home, divorcing William, etc.) How does she cope with this guilt, and why does she feel guilty in the first place? Use examples from the text as support.
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