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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 the psychic tell Jaouad that she was amazed at?

2. What did Jaouad talk to her friend's class about?

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

4. What did Jaouad burn in her apartment to try to "cleanse" it?

5. What did Jaouad discover about her own driving when she went on her road trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Jaouad feel about going to the young adult cancer conference in Las Vegas?

8. How did Jaouad's road trip start out?

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

10. How did Jaouad feel when she started going to her treatments alone, and took on more of her own care?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who are some of the first other young cancer patients Jaouad begins befriending, and what does she learn from them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jaouad come to write the "Life, Interrupted" column in The New York Times, and what do those closest to her in her life think about her undertaking that work? Write an essay explaining your answers .

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