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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. What did Jaouad talk to her friend's class about?
(a) Her music and her relationship with Will.
(b) Chakras, the cancer guru she had seen, and her time at Julliard.
(c) Her experiences with cancer and her philosophy about dealing with grief, loss, and setbacks.
(d) Real estate law, her experiences at Julliard, and her cancer treatments.

2. What was a red flag for Jaouad that she did not want to continue conversation with Kevin and Candy?
(a) Kevin hit on her when Candy was not listening.
(b) Kevin made fun of her name.
(c) Kevin was taking drugs.
(d) Kevin asked her to borrow money.

3. What did the person in Jaouad's neighborhood say to her that woke her up out of a stupor?
(a) He told her to wake up and that death was the last resort.
(b) He told her she looked like a mean person.
(c) He told her she looked like someone no one loved.
(d) He told her she looked sick.

4. In Chapter 17, what is an elusive concept for Jaouad?
(a) Home.
(b) Love.
(c) Work.
(d) Freedom.

5. What fear did Jaouad's parents hold on to after her treatment for cancer ended?
(a) That she would want to move far away.
(b) That she would not be able to work.
(c) That she would start a relationship with someone who did not treat her well.
(d) That she would get sick again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of health problem was Jaouad hospitalized four times for in Chapter 24?

2. In Chapter 24, where did Will move?

3. Where did Melissa go during the last days of her life?

4. What did Jaouad's new friend in Chapter 19 do for a living?

5. What did Jaouad bring on her trip with her in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jon think of Jaouad's road trip at first?

2. Why did Jaouad get so angry at Will that she threw an ornament at him in Part III?

3. What did Melissa do after getting bad news about her diagnosis that changed her life for the better?

4. When did Jaouad begin to feel uneasy on her road trip for the first time in others' company?

5. What happened that devastated Jaouad and her loved ones after she thought she was done with chemo in Part III?

6. Why did Jaouad say the hardest part of her cancer treatment came after her chemo and surgeries ended?

7. How did Jaouad feel for the first few weeks after getting a dog, and what began to change after that?

8. What did Jaouad do to try to move on after breaking up with Will?

9. What big trip did Jaouad take in Part IV?

10. Why is home an "elusive" concept for Jaouad (141)?

(see the answer keys)

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