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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Lucy about six months later?
(a) Her jaw begins to deteriorate.
(b) Her face feels fine.
(c) Her face is swollen and hot.
(d) Her teeth begin to fall out.

2. What does Lucy wonder is what keeps her from seeing a sign from God?
(a) Her lack of faith.
(b) She is not smart enough to notice the signs.
(c) He does not like her.
(d) He does not exist.

3. Why does Lucy stand her ground against Joni Friedman?
(a) Joni is teasing other students, so Lucy stands up for them.
(b) Joni is a bully and Lucy is tired of dealing with her.
(c) Joni is trying to steal the ball and Lucy knows it is her ball.
(d) Joni is not good at sports, and Lucy knows this.

4. What do Lucy and her mother do for the next two years?
(a) Enroll her in a program for children dealing with cancer.
(b) Help her catch up in her school work.
(c) Drive into New York City every day for radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
(d) Enjoy each other's company.

5. What do Lucy's parents do when they find out she has to have a bone marrow test?
(a) They consider taking Lucy to another doctor.
(b) They disagree.
(c) They prepare to leave.
(d) They prepare to move into the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens during the ride home?

2. Who was not Lucy's favorite visitor?

3. As a younger child, what did Lucy want?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lucy compare her family to other families?

2. How does Lucy feel about her weeks and the days in between her chemo treatments?

3. What do Lucy and her mother do for the next two years?

4. What does Lucy do to try to skip her chemo treatments?

5. What takes place the morning after the pain begins?

6. How does Lucy feel after her surgery?

7. How do others treat Lucy's facial deformity?

8. How does Lucy learn she can skip her chemo treatments?

9. How does Lucy feel on Fridays?

10. Describe Lucy's family's background.

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