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Lucy Quiz 1

  • 1. When was Lucy published?
    •     1988
    •     1989
    •     1990
    •     1991

  • 2. The narrator of Lucy is
    •     Josephine Potter.
    •     Lucy's mother.
    •     Annie John.
    •     Mariah.

  • 3. Who is not one of the children Lucy takes care of?
    •     Miriam
    •     Louisa
    •     Myrna
    •     May

  • 4. What does the monkey throw at Lucy's mother?
    •     a stick
    •     a banana
    •     a rock
    •     a coconut

  • 5. The best word to describe Mariah during the first part of the novel is
    •     pessimistic.
    •     cynical.
    •     idealistic.
    •     ecstatic.

  • 6. "Embittered, emotionally detached heroine" best describes
    •     Lucy.
    •     Maude.
    •     Peggy.
    •     Mariah.

  • 7. Who gives Lucy the name "Visitor"?
    •     Peggy
    •     Lewis
    •     Lucy's mother
    •     Mariah

  • 8. Which of the following is the most likely Freudian reading of Lucy's dream in "Poor Visitor"?
    •     Mariah's and Lewis' places in Lucy's dreams demonstrates they have become integral to her unconscious as well as conscious world.
    •     Lucy is unconsciously aware of the unequal power dynamics inherent in her position as an au pair.
    •     With the hole representing of eternal damnation, Lucy's sense of exile is spiritual as well as geographic.
    •     Lucy unconsciously feels sexual tension towards Lewis, especially regarding his paternal role.

  • 9. From what book of the Bible do Lucy and her cousin read as young children?
    •     Romans
    •     Acts
    •     Matthew
    •     Revelations

  • 10. Which gift does Mariah not give to Lucy?
    •     a dress
    •     a book of photographs
    •     a necklace from Africa
    •     a blank book

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