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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lucy feel about her illness and side effects?
(a) They should happen to everyone.
(b) She does not deserve them.
(c) They are somehow deserved.
(d) They bring bad luck.

2. How does Lucy feel on Fridays?
(a) Excited to get the treatment started.
(b) Worried about the chemo treatment.
(c) Anxiety over the chemo treatment.
(d) Sad that she cannot be as brave as her mother wants.

3. Is Lucy an good athlete?
(a) Yes.
(b) No.
(c) Somewhat.
(d) At times.

4. What must Lucy endure while working there?
(a) Mean horses.
(b) Pony parties.
(c) Very little pay.
(d) Annoying girls.

5. Into what ward is she moved?
(a) A ward for those about to go home.
(b) A ward with a group of anorexic teenage girls.
(c) A ward with other children with cancer.
(d) A ward for those who are dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy do when she recognizes her father's gait down the hall?

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

3. How does Lucy's test go?

4. The next morning, what does Lucy's mother give her?

5. When Lucy complains of severe jaw pain, what does her mother think it is?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy first feels signs of her cancer?

2. Why is Lucy relieved when her father's new job begins?

3. How do both Lucy's mother and her mother's friends try to help her deal with her hair loss?

4. Describe Lucy's "kingdom."

5. How does Lucy feel after her surgery?

6. What does Lucy do to try to skip her chemo treatments?

7. How does Lucy feel on Fridays?

8. What takes place the morning after the pain begins?

9. How does Lucy learn she can skip her chemo treatments?

10. How does Lucy feel about her weeks and the days in between her chemo treatments?

(see the answer keys)

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