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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 211 - 280).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one theory about the reason behind Jaouad's itching in Part I?
(a) Cancer.
(b) A parasite.
(c) Bad water in the dorms.
(d) Dust mites.

2. What did Dr. Holland tell Jaouad she would eventually need?
(a) A new house.
(b) A wig.
(c) A bone marrow transplant.
(d) A full-time paid caregiver.

3. Which writer did Jaouad quote early in Chapter 25?
(a) Annie Liebovitz.
(b) Susan Sontag.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Annie Dillard.

4. What did Ned write to Jaouad about the difficulty of in the post-cancer treatment stage?
(a) Finding a new job.
(b) Recovering from the financial devastation of illness.
(c) Finding a place to live.
(d) Transitioning to being healthy again.

5. Why did Jaouad especially want to learn how to drive?
(a) She wanted to drive herself to her treatments.
(b) She wanted to take a big road trip soon.
(c) She wanted to buy her first car.
(d) She wanted to be able to give other people rides to their treatments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Jaouad meet in Chapter 17 that became a good friend?

2. What had Jaouad been hoping to come out of her meeting with Will in Chapter 25?

3. What did Jaouad on the one-year anniversary of Melissa's death?

4. Who was Jaouad's first oncologist?

5. What did Jaouad bring on her trip with her in Chapter 26?

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