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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 281 - 345).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jaouad often worry about in the aftermath of her cancer in Part IV?
(a) If she would get sick again.
(b) When she would find work.
(c) How her parents would react to her news of her new job.
(d) If she would be able to find a new apartment.

2. What did Bret do for work before his illness?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was a musician.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a filmmaker.

3. What radio show did Jaouad appear on just after moving into her temporary accommodation following her transplant?
(a) Weekend Edition Saturday.
(b) Talk of the Nation.
(c) Livewire.
(d) Morning Edition.

4. What did Jaouad feel, in part, after her initial diagnosis in Chapter 6?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Anger.
(c) Numbness.
(d) Relief.

5. In Chapter 4, why did Jaouad initially go to the doctor?
(a) For her sore abdomen.
(b) Because she was losing her hair.
(c) For her itching.
(d) For birth control.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jaouad see on her father's face when he picked her up from the airport?

2. What did Jaouad think of as the group of people who she did not know well but came to visit her and offer unsolicited advice?

3. Who was one of the first people Jaouad called to say she had cancer?

4. What did Ned write to Jaouad about the difficulty of in the post-cancer treatment stage?

5. What was the cause of Jaouad's high fever in Chapter 10 that nearly killed her?

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