1. What has Lucy experienced by the time she begins to work there?
(a) She has had several surgeries and her face is oddly shaped.
(b) She has spent many years around horses.
(c) She has moved many times and has few friends.
(d) She has trained horses for other stables.

2. What is one of Lucy's family's oddities?
(a) She has many brothers and sisters.
(b) Her brother Sean has schizophrenia.
(c) They live with many other relatives.
(d) Her parents.

3. Who is the nurse she likes best?
(a) Marcy.
(b) Megan.
(c) Mary.
(d) Martha.

4. How is her second week of chemo different from her first?
(a) She invites friends over.
(b) She goes directly to bed once she gets home, refusing to even try to eat anything.
(c) She does not become as violently ill.
(d) She tries eating something when she gets home.

5. What does no one, even her boss, Ms. Daniels, seem to think is a bad idea?
(a) Having her train horses.
(b) Having her lead ponies around.
(c) Having her ride horses.
(d) Having her around children.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What do Lucy and this boy do around the hospital?

3. From where does Lucy's family move?

4. What do Lucy's parents say when she asks if they weren't going to stay?

5. What does Lucy's family begin calling Friday?

(see the answer key)

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