A) 1985 B) 1987 C) 1983 D) 1989
A) A childhood illness B) Surgeries to her jaw to save her from Ewing's sarcoma C) A genetic condition D) A car accident
A) Both were attending the Iowa Writers' Workshop B) Through a mutual friend C) In high school D) At a writers' conference
A) Truth & Beauty B) The Patron Saint of Liars C) Taft D) Bel Canto
A) Autobiography of a Face B) My Life with a Face C) Beyond the Face D) The Face I Remember
A) It was turned into a film B) It led to her finding an agent and receiving a book advance for her memoir C) It was published in a major magazine D) It won a literary award
A) It required no further surgeries B) It was a complete success C) The grafted bone was too feeble to hold implants D) It led to immediate improvement in her appearance
A) Prescription painkillers B) Heroin C) Cocaine D) Alcohol
A) She was disappointed B) She was indifferent C) She was delighted for her friend D) She was jealous
A) Truth & Beauty B) The Patron Saint of Liars C) Bel Canto D) Taft
A) They were unaware of it B) They were supportive C) They were indifferent D) They were publicly opposed to it
A) A thriller B) A romance novel C) Pornography D) A science fiction book
A) To fictionalize their friendship B) To promote her own books C) To continue to draw attention and interest to 'Autobiography of a Face' D) To criticize Lucy Grealy
A) In Iowa B) In Clemson, South Carolina C) In Nashville D) In New York City
A) She was teaching at a university B) She was working as a waitress C) She was awaiting a promising jaw surgery D) She was writing her memoir
A) A digestive disorder B) A lack of teeth C) A lack of appetite D) A swallowing problem
A) It was successful but resulted in an addiction to Oxycontin and later heroin B) It was unsuccessful C) It required no further treatment D) It led to immediate recovery
A) It was difficult for her B) She quit her job C) She ignored Lucy's needs D) She moved to New York City
A) A car accident B) An accidental overdose C) A heart attack D) A surgical complication
A) Her surgeries B) Her experiences in college C) Her travels D) Being made fun of by childhood bullies
A) She felt it was temporary B) She felt that Lucy's years of being stared at by cruel strangers had prepared her for a life of fame C) She felt it was undeserved D) She felt it was overwhelming
A) 'Taft' was more successful B) 'Taft' was a failure whereas Lucy's memoir was a huge success C) Both were equally successful D) Both were failures
A) An experimental surgery to graft bone from her leg onto her jaw B) A cosmetic surgery C) A facial reconstruction surgery D) A dental implant procedure
A) She moved to New York City B) She wrote a novel C) She visited Lucy in Aberdeen D) She went to New York City for work and did not inform Lucy
A) She was indifferent B) She was satisfied C) She continued to struggle with it D) She was proud
A) The portrayal of their family B) The inclusion of excerpts from private letters and depiction of her personal struggles C) The publication of the memoir D) The entire memoir
A) They were strangers B) They were acquaintances from college C) They were both attending the Iowa Writers' Workshop D) They were colleagues
A) Her 18-year friendship with Lucy Grealy B) Her career as a writer C) Her personal life D) Her travels |