Lucy Quizzes

Lucy Quiz 1

1 When was Lucy published?
1990

1988

1989

1991
2 The narrator of Lucy is
Lucy's mother.

Josephine Potter.

Mariah.

Annie John.
3 Who is not one of the children Lucy takes care of?
Louisa

Miriam

Myrna

May
4 What does the monkey throw at Lucy's mother?
a rock

a stick

a banana

a coconut
5 The best word to describe Mariah during the first part of the novel is
cynical.

idealistic.

pessimistic.

ecstatic.
6 "Embittered, emotionally detached heroine" best describes
Peggy.

Maude.

Lucy.

Mariah.
7 Who gives Lucy the name "Visitor"?
Peggy

Mariah

Lucy's mother

Lewis
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.

Lucy unconsciously feels sexual tension towards Lewis, especially regarding his paternal role.

With the hole representing of eternal damnation, Lucy's sense of exile is spiritual as well as geographic.
9 From what book of the Bible do Lucy and her cousin read as young children?
Acts

Romans

Revelations

Matthew
10 Which gift does Mariah not give to Lucy?
a necklace from Africa

a book of photographs

a dress

a blank book
11 Where is Lucy's nightgown made?
Australia

China

Japan

Antigua
12 What does Lucy's cousin give her before she leaves for America?
a nightgown

a Bible

a dress

a necklace
13 From where has Hugh just returned from his travels?
The Middle East

Africa and Asia

Europe and Asia

Africa and South America
14 During what month does Lucy arrive in America?
January

February

November

December
15 Which character does Lucy not sleep with?
Roland

Paul

Lewis

Hugh
16 What flower is the object of a poem Lucy had to memorize as a child?
peonies

roses

daisies

daffodils
17 Why does Lucy cry at the very end of the book?
She misses home.

She regrets not sending her mother money.

She is mourning her stepfather's death.

She wishes she could love someone to death.
18 What does Peggy hope to go to school for?
photography

culinary arts

art

hairdressing
19 During her free time, Lucy takes classes for
nursing.

sketching.

photography.

sculpture.
20 After she is no longer an au pair, Lucy becomes a
hairdresser.

photographer.

writer.

receptionist.
21 Mariah's grandfather was born in
Slovakia.

Sweden.

Switzerland.

Scandinavia.
22 Gus is from
Switzerland.

Scandinavia.

Slovakia.

Sweden.
23 Whose tongue does the chapter "Tongue" most likely refer to?
Hugh

All the people Lucy has kissed

Lewis

Roland
24 The family goes to the lake house during the
winter.

summer.

spring.

fall.
25 Lucy does not like Dinah because
she is cheating on her husband.

she is the type of woman who envies other people's things.

Lucy tends to dislike people.

All of the above.

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