Lucy Study Guide

1. When was Lucy published?

• 1988
• 1989
• 1990
• 1991

2. The narrator of Lucy is

• Annie John.
• Mariah.
• Josephine Potter.
• Lucy's mother.

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

• Mariah.
• Lucy.
• Maude.
• Peggy.

7. Who gives Lucy the name "Visitor"?

• Mariah
• Peggy
• Lewis
• Lucy's mother

8. Which of the following is the most likely Freudian reading of Lucy's dream in "Poor Visitor"?

• Lucy is unconsciously aware of the unequal power dynamics inherent in her position as an au pair.
• Mariah's and Lewis' places in Lucy's dreams demonstrates they have become integral to her unconscious as well as conscious world.
• 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 blank book
• a book of photographs
• a necklace from Africa