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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12, Cool and Mirrors.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Lucy been acquainted with the idea of death?
(a) Since her grandfather had died when she was eight.
(b) Since her parents had sat all the children down and discussed it.
(c) Since she found out she had cancer.
(d) Since she was six when a family pet died.

2. Who was not Lucy's favorite visitor?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her friend, Jan.

3. What happens one day when a beggar asks for money?
(a) He screams when he sees her.
(b) He looks at her and hands her a twenty and walks away.
(c) He runs away from her.
(d) He looks at her and hands her a dollar and walks away.

4. Why does Lucy like this nurse?
(a) She is very kind and gentle.
(b) She tells Lucy she will feel no pain.
(c) She does not lie about the pain Lucy will feel but always tries to be humorous.
(d) She is quick and efficient.

5. What does Lucy's mother insist that she be?
(a) Calm.
(b) Patient.
(c) Brave.
(d) Quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lucy learn, as a teenager, that there's a five percent survival rate for victims of Ewing's sarcoma, the disease Lucy battled?

2. How does Lucy feel about her illness and side effects?

3. With whom does Lucy share a love of horses?

4. What do Lucy's parents do when they find out she has to have a bone marrow test?

5. What does Dr. Baker do when the time comes for her next surgery?

(see the answer key)

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