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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 was Jaouad's mother's favorite day of the year?
2. Who did Dr. Holland suggest that Jaouad's mother call to come to the hospital in Chapter 10?
3. Where did Jaouad tell Will not to kiss her?
4. In Chapter 4, what symptom was getting so bad Jaouad could not ignore it any longer?
5. What was the day of Jaouad's transplant called?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Will tell Jaouad just before she began her treatment regimen for cancer in Part I?
2. What was Jaouad's experiences with the so-called Cancer Guru?
3. What happened when Jaouad met up with an old friend to go to the mall and a movie in Part II?
4. What did Jaouad do for her Hundred-Day Project?
5. How did Jaouad come to write a column for The New York Times about her experiences as a cancer patient?
6. What did Jaouad tell Will he should do in order to give himself a break from caregiving?
7. What was one of Jaouad's first symptoms, in hindsight, of her cancer?
8. How did Jaouad's medical team react to her news about her plans for getting married to Will?
9. What were some reasons Jaouad moved to Paris soon after college graduation?
10. What did Jaouad do when she moved to New York City right after college graduation?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Jaouad's cancer diagnosis change her relationship dynamic with each of her parents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the language and tone Jaouad uses to describe her early experiences in treatment for leukemia.
Essay Topic 3
How does becoming Jaouad's transplant donor begin to affect her brother Adam in the lead-up to her surgery? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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