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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 surprise did George and Mary give to Kelly for Christmas in Chapter 21?

2. Why was Claire sent to her room a lot?

3. What did George do in Chapter 33 that sent up a cause for concern in the family?

4. Why did the radiation technician have to be especially careful with Kelly's treatment?

5. Why did Kelly lose patience with Georgia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Kelly very frank with two athletic men at a gathering of friends regarding a discussion of health?

2. How did Kelly and Edward meet and what impressed George the most about Edward?

3. How did Kelly's parents surprise her when they said they couldn't come to California for Christmas?

4. What were some of the attractive reasons about the house Kelly found in the Piedmont school district near San Francisco?

5. What was the debate George's doctors were having regarding his bladder cancer treatment?

6. Why did Kelly and Edward meet with a genetics counselor?

7. Explain why Georgia and Claire had begun acting out since Kelly's illness and why Kelly wanted to change this.

8. What was the result of Kelly's genetic testing?

9. What was the reason for Kelly's panic attack at the funeral of GT's friend's father?

10. When did Kelly experience her first panic attack and how did her mother help her through it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of George Corrigan. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were some of his negative characteristics? What were his hopes and fears? What were his primary motivations during his life?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of Kelly's family in her life. What did Kelly learn from her parents' marriage? How were Kelly's parents also involved in her world? How does the family evolve in its support of each other?

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