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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Jaouad move in Chapter 16 for some months to recuperate after her transplant?
(a) Henderson Hotel.
(b) The Hilton.
(c) Hope Lodge.
(d) The Marriott.

2. What was one main concern following a transplant?
(a) Falling.
(b) GVHD.
(c) Not being able to find work again.
(d) Not being able to find a hospital to take care of transplant patients.

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

4. What kind of emotion did Jaouad write in her journal that joy was?
(a) Euphoric.
(b) Common.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Sad.

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

6. What did Will do when he found out Jaouad had cancer?
(a) Told her he needed some time to process the news.
(b) Took a few days to make arrangements to come back to California.
(c) Got the first flight back to New York City.
(d) Told her he would be back in a few weeks.

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

8. What did Jaouad tell Will she thought they should do in Chapter 10?
(a) Play the lottery.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Get married.
(d) Break up.

9. What procedure finally resulted in the diagnosis that Jaouad and her family all dreaded?
(a) The bone marrow biopsy.
(b) A simple blood test.
(c) A bone density scan.
(d) A DNA analysis of Jaouad's hair.

10. What was Jaouad's diagnosis in Chapter 6?
(a) Huntington's Disease.
(b) Acute myeloid leukemia.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) HIV.

11. Where was Jaouad's mother Anne originally from?
(a) Tunisia.
(b) Spain.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) England.

12. What job did Jaouad take abroad in Chapter 2?
(a) Accounting apprentice.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Journalist.
(d) Paralegal.

13. What did Jaouad overhear her father telling her mother he feared Jaouad might be ill with in Chapter 5?
(a) Flu.
(b) Multiple Sclerosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) HIV.

14. What did Jaouad's high school friend give her that she then gave to her father?
(a) Cookies.
(b) A video tape.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Money.

15. Where did Will and Jaouad go for Will's birthday in Chapter 3?
(a) London.
(b) Prague.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term did Jaouad use to think of her time in isolation in Chapter 10?

2. What did Jaouad's mother do for her in Chapter 12 that was necessary but torturous?

3. In Chapter 17, what did Jaouad's parents think was happening to her?

4. What did Jaouad and other patients do on the Fourth of July in the hospital?

5. What radio show did Jaouad appear on just after moving into her temporary accommodation following her transplant?

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