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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which magazine did an article about Lucy appear?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) People.
(c) Time.
(d) The New Yorker.

2. Who stalked Ann for awhile during this time?
(a) Dennis.
(b) A philanthropist adviser.
(c) A fan of her books.
(d) Eli.

3. Why did Ann phone Lucy from Yaddo all the time?
(a) To discuss boyfriends.
(b) To invite her to dinner.
(c) To check on her health.
(d) To make her feel loved.

4. From which college did Ann graduate in 1985?
(a) Harvard University.
(b) Sarah Lawrence College.
(c) Radcliffe College.
(d) Stanford University.

5. Why did Ann select the apartment she did in Iowa City?
(a) It was close to campus.
(b) It was cheap.
(c) It had nice landscaping.
(d) It was in a safe area.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ann move to after the Iowa Writers' Workshop was completed?

2. What was the amount of the stipend Lucy received as part of the Bunting fellowship?

3. Who did Ann see discussing his new book on television one night?

4. How old was Lucy when her parents moved to the U.S.?

5. Primo Levi wrote a book about __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Ann's opinion of Lucy's obsession with the Holocaust?

2. Who was B- and what role did he play in Lucy and Ann's life?

3. How could Ann's love for Lucy have been called unconditional?

4. What is shared about Lucy's childhood in Chapter 3?

5. By what standard did Ann measure success in her life?

6. How did Ann come to know Lucy Grealy, and what circumstances made them roommates in Iowa?

7. Why did Lucy hate Aberdeen and what did Ann think about it when she visited Lucy there?

8. How did Ann and Lucy view writing at this point in their lives?

9. What role did Ann represent in her friendship with Lucy?

10. Why was Lucy happy when Ann broke up with Dennis?

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