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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does no one, even her boss, Ms. Daniels, seem to think is a bad idea?

2. How old was Lucy when her family moved to the United States?

3. From where does Lucy's family move?

4. Why does she scratch herself with a rusty nail?

5. How does she try to catch pneumonia again?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Lucy's family's background.

3. What does Lucy do after her second week of chemo?

4. What happens when Lucy's father loses his job?

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

6. How does Lucy feel about her first experience in the hospital?

7. Who is Lucy's favorite nurse? Why?

8. How does Lucy feel about moving into another ward?

9. What takes place during Lucy's chemo treatments?

10. When does she miss a chemo treatment? How does she feel about this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For two years Lucy and her mother drive to New York City every day for radiation and chemo treatments.

Part 1) How does this affect their relationship?

Part 2) Describe this ordeal. How is Lucy affected by it, both physically and emotionally?

Part 3) How do these treatments lead to many more years of frustration and depression for Lucy?

Essay Topic 2

The boys at school torment Lucy relentlessly.

Part 1) Describe their behavior. Why do they act this way?

Part 2) How do they affect Lucy? Why is she affected this way?

Part 3) What could have been done to improve Lucy's experience at school and teach the boys empathy?

Essay Topic 3

Lucy and Jan share a love of horses.

Part 1) How does this affect their relationship?

Part 2) How does this lead to a job that Lucy enjoys? How does this bring her some peace?

Part 3) What is the significance of this friendship and this love of horses?

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