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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 helped break the ice with Jaouad's friend's class of girls?

2. Where did Jaouad and her friends travel to a conference for young cancer patients in Chapter 20?

3. What did Jaouad often find herself doing while driving?

4. What did Jaouad often do on her road trip?

5. What had Jaouad been hoping to come out of her meeting with Will in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the things Jaouad and Melissa bonded over and that formed the foundations of their friendship?

2. Why did Jaouad want to learn to drive?

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

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

5. What did Jaouad discover in Chapter 28 about the effects of the road trip and of driving?

6. How did Jaouad's parents react to the news of her breakup with Will?

7. What did Will tell Jaouad in the end of Part III that shocked her?

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

9. What was Jaouad's experience right after finally having her port removed?

10. What did Melissa's mother tell Jaouad was the worst part of losing Melissa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Jaouad's general impressions of the American health care system from her perspective as a very young cancer patient? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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