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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. Where was Jaouad's new friend born in Chapter 19?

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

3. How did Jaouad know Jon felt about her taking the road trip?

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

5. In Chapter 19, what great new friend did Jaoaud meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What did Jaouad take on her trip in Part IV that was very special to her?

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

8. How did Ned's class react to Jaouad's talk?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How and when does Jaouad decide to try to forge a path ahead in her relationship with Jon, and why was she seriously thinking about breaking up with him towards the end of the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Jaouad's book title for this memoir, and what does it mean to Jaouad to be "between two kingdoms" herself? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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