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

2. What do Lucy and this boy do around the hospital?
(a) Visit other sick children.
(b) Get into mischief.
(c) Help out the nursing staff.
(d) Make friends with the doctors.

3. What do Lucy's friends all wonder about her?
(a) If she is dying.
(b) If she feels pain.
(c) If she will ever look normal.
(d) If she is going to return to school.

4. At what does Lucy become adept?
(a) Hiding her feelings from Derek.
(b) Controlling her emotions during tests and surgeries.
(c) Being sneaky around the hospital.
(d) Hiding her face from children behind a curtain of her own hair.

5. What happens when Lucy's mother can't smoke?
(a) It makes her insane.
(b) She becomes slightly irritable.
(c) It stops her from bothering Lucy.
(d) It makes her worry.

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. Why does Lucy stand her ground against Joni Friedman?

3. Why does Dr. Canton suggest emergency surgery?

4. What method does Dr. Conley examine her and propose?

5. What television show has a recurring skit about a man who climbs a mountain to ask a guru for the meaning of life.

(see the answer key)

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