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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. How does Lucy respond when she looks at herself in the mirror?

2. Why are Tuesdays the best days of the week?

3. How does Lucy feel about the first seconds of the first chemo treatment?

4. How does Lucy learn that she will skip her chemo treatment if she is sick?

5. Why does Lucy like this nurse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lucy's family's background.

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

3. Why is Lucy relieved when her father's new job begins?

4. Describe Lucy.

5. What takes place during Lucy's chemo treatments?

6. How does Lucy first feels signs of her cancer?

7. How does Lucy feel about her first experience in the hospital?

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

9. Describe Lucy's "kingdom."

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lucy's family immigrated to the United States.

Part 1) Describe their immigration. What is the importance of this?

Part 2) What do these details about her family reveal about them?

Part 3) How do these details help explain who Lucy is as a person?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy's parents leave her alone during her first bone marrow test.

Part 1) Why do they leave her alone? How is she affected by this?

Part 2) What does their behavior foreshadow?

Part 3) Do Lucy's parents love her? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Lucy and Jan share a love of horses.

Part 1) How does this affect their relationship?

Part 2) How does this lead to a job that Lucy enjoys? How does this bring her some peace?

Part 3) What is the significance of this friendship and this love of horses?

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