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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4, The Tao of Laugh-In and Fear Itself.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Lucy describe the radiation treatments?
(a) As painful.
(b) As worrisome.
(c) As a nuisance.
(d) As a breeze.

2. What does the doctor believe about Lucy's jaw?
(a) It is probably hurting from a toothache.
(b) It is probably going to need to be wired shut.
(c) It is probably fractured.
(d) It is probably fine.

3. What does Lucy do when the parents start pulling out cameras?
(a) She stands still, though with her face out of camera range as much as possible.
(b) She runs away.
(c) She volunteers to take the photograph.
(d) She stands so she will be in the middle of the photo.

4. What must Lucy endure while working there?
(a) Mean horses.
(b) Pony parties.
(c) Very little pay.
(d) Annoying girls.

5. Why are Tuesdays the best days of the week?
(a) She has forgotten the pain of the chemo.
(b) She gets to eat solid foods.
(c) The worst part of the nausea has past.
(d) She can have visitors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lucy call her mother?

2. What does Lucy say begins to revive her?

3. What happens to Lucy about six months later?

4. What game is Lucy playing when she gets hit?

5. By the time Lucy has had three operations leading into the major surgery to remove the majority of her jawbone, how does she feel about pre-operative injections?

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