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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jaouad tell Will she thought they should do in Chapter 10?
(a) Play the lottery.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Get married.
(d) Break up.

2. What was one theory about the reason behind Jaouad's itching in Part I?
(a) Bad water in the dorms.
(b) A parasite.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Dust mites.

3. What procedure finally resulted in the diagnosis that Jaouad and her family all dreaded?
(a) A simple blood test.
(b) A DNA analysis of Jaouad's hair.
(c) A bone density scan.
(d) The bone marrow biopsy.

4. What did Jaouad and other patients do on the Fourth of July in the hospital?
(a) Painted pictures of flags.
(b) Had flag-themed desserts.
(c) Had sparklers.
(d) Watched a fireworks display from the window.

5. Where did Jaouad initially go for her cancer treatment?
(a) Boston University.
(b) Brigham and Women's Hospital.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Mount Sinai.

6. Where was Jaouad's parents' house?
(a) Saratoga Springs.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

7. What was one sign the chemo was beginning to affect Jaouad's body more forcefully?
(a) Her vision blurring.
(b) Her hair falling out.
(c) Her itchiness coming back.
(d) Her bones aching.

8. What did Will tell Jaouad he thought they should do in Chapter 7 before she embarked on her treatment?
(a) Move in to the city together.
(b) Protect their relationship.
(c) Go on a trip.
(d) Break up.

9. What instrument did Jaouad play?
(a) Violin.
(b) Double bass.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Piano.

10. What did Jaouad's father do for his Hundred-Day Project?
(a) Baked.
(b) Painted.
(c) Knitted.
(d) Wrote down 101 childhood memories of his for Jaouad.

11. Who was Jaouad's transplant donor?
(a) Adam.
(b) Molly.
(c) Hedi.
(d) Jennifer.

12. What radio show did Jaouad appear on just after moving into her temporary accommodation following her transplant?
(a) Livewire.
(b) Morning Edition.
(c) Weekend Edition Saturday.
(d) Talk of the Nation.

13. What did Jaouad and Will use as a table in their apartment in Paris?
(a) A steamer trunk.
(b) A stack of books.
(c) A cardboard box.
(d) A record turntable.

14. Who wrote to Jaouad from death row after her column began appearing?
(a) Henry Reese.
(b) Allen Janger.
(c) Lil' HQ.
(d) Marshall Minnow.

15. Which romantic partner did Jaouad meet just before moving abroad?
(a) Henry.
(b) Allen.
(c) Jon.
(d) Will.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did a social worker advise Jaouad and Will not to get married?

2. What was the day of Jaouad's transplant called?

3. In Chapter 4, what symptom was getting so bad Jaouad could not ignore it any longer?

4. Where did Jaouad move after graduation?

5. Where did Jaouad eventually start writing a regular column?

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