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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 the date at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 17, where was a surgeon found to do Julie's surgery?

3. Where was Josh born?

4. In Chapter 1, how many months before had South Vietnam been liberated by the North?

5. What was the name of the subgroup of Colontown in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why would Julie have not gone to Garfield Medical Center ER when she got sick in Los Angeles in Chapter 16?

2. In October of 2014, what options did Julie's doctor give her after a clean MRI scan?

3. How were the circumstances of Josh and Julie's births very different?

4. Where and when was Julie born?

5. Where did Julie meet Dr. G.W. and why?

6. What was the closest that Julie came to organized religion growing up?

7. In Chapter 5, what were the treatment plans for Julie?

8. What did Julie's family and friends do for her in Chapter 13?

9. Where did Julie go to college and why?

10. Why did Julie give up cooking in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 36, Julie went through a very dark time in her life. What emotions were particularly strong for Julie? Why did Julie go through a very dark time? Why was she honest with readers about her feelings and actions?

Essay Topic 2

Julie believed that grief was a gift. Why did Julie believe that grief was a gift? How did she believe that grief would help her family?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are figurative language. Why is it sometimes difficult to understand idioms and what they mean? In what way are idioms contemporary language? How does the author use idioms in the book?

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