Lucy Quizzes

Lucy Quiz 1

1 When was Lucy published?
1990

1991

1989

1988
2 The narrator of Lucy is
Mariah.

Annie John.

Josephine Potter.

Lucy's mother.
3 Who is not one of the children Lucy takes care of?
Louisa

Myrna

Miriam

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

a stick

a banana

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

cynical.

idealistic.

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

Maude.

Lucy.

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

Peggy

Lewis

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

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

Romans

Acts

Revelations
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?
Japan

China

Australia

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

a necklace

a dress

a Bible
13 From where has Hugh just returned from his travels?
Africa and South America

Africa and Asia

Europe and Asia

The Middle East
14 During what month does Lucy arrive in America?
February

November

December

January
15 Which character does Lucy not sleep with?
Lewis

Hugh

Paul

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

daisies

roses

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

She wishes she could love someone to death.

She is mourning her stepfather's death.

She regrets not sending her mother money.
18 What does Peggy hope to go to school for?
culinary arts

hairdressing

art

photography
19 During her free time, Lucy takes classes for
photography.

sculpture.

sketching.

nursing.
20 After she is no longer an au pair, Lucy becomes a
photographer.

receptionist.

hairdresser.

writer.
21 Mariah's grandfather was born in
Switzerland.

Scandinavia.

Slovakia.

Sweden.
22 Gus is from
Scandinavia.

Sweden.

Switzerland.

Slovakia.
23 Whose tongue does the chapter "Tongue" most likely refer to?
Roland

All the people Lucy has kissed

Hugh

Lewis
24 The family goes to the lake house during the
fall.

summer.

spring.

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

Lucy tends to dislike people.

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

All of the above.

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