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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 did Jaouad notice changing in hers and Will's relationship after moving into Hope Lodge?

2. Which childhood friend came to see Jaouad nearly every day in Chapter 9?

3. What kind of emotion did Jaouad write in her journal that joy was?

4. Who did Dr. Holland suggest that Jaouad's mother call to come to the hospital in Chapter 10?

5. Where was Jaouad's father Hedi from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one consequence of Jaouad's New York Times column?

2. How did Jaouad come to write a column for The New York Times about her experiences as a cancer patient?

3. Why does Dr. Holland tell Jaouad's mother to call her father and tell him to come to the hospital in Part II?

4. How did Jaouad feel during her earliest days in the oncology ward?

5. Why did Jaouad's doctor in Paris strongly suggest she should go back to New York for awhile?

6. What did Jaouad do for her Hundred-Day Project?

7. What happened when Jaouad met up with an old friend to go to the mall and a movie in Part II?

8. Why did Jaouad's doctors suggest her enrollment in a clinical trial?

9. What did Jaouad do when she moved to New York City right after college graduation?

10. What was one of Jaouad's first symptoms, in hindsight, of her cancer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When and why does Jaouad become very concerned about the negative effects that being a caregiver for her is having on Will, and what are some steps she tries to take to counteract them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Jaouad keep her distance from her good friend Max when she hears of how ill he is at the end of the book, what makes her finally go to visit him, and what is their conversation like when she does? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What meaning and place in Jaouad's life does music, and playing music, have? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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