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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 did Jaouad's doctors tell her in the end of Chapter 16 that was unwelcome news?
(a) She could never have a full-time job.
(b) Her transplant had not worked.
(c) She was going to have to eat a special diet for the rest of her life.
(d) She was at a higher risk of relapse and that she needed further chemo.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Jaouad's transplant donor?

2. Where did Jaouad's mother take her for alternative approaches to the diagnosis?

3. What test did Jaouad take in Chapter 11?

4. Why did one doctor almost insist that Jaouad fly from Paris back to New York in Chapter 4?

5. Which romantic partner did Jaouad meet just before moving abroad?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jaouad's medical team react to her news about her plans for getting married to Will?

2. What was one of Jaouad's first symptoms, in hindsight, of her cancer?

3. What did Jaouad do for her Hundred-Day Project?

4. What was one consequence of Jaouad's New York Times column?

5. Why did Jaouad's doctors suggest her enrollment in a clinical trial?

6. What happened when Jaouad met up with an old friend to go to the mall and a movie in Part II?

7. How did Jaouad feel after hearing about her leukemia diagnosis for the first time?

8. Why did Jaouad's doctor in Paris strongly suggest she should go back to New York for awhile?

9. What were some reasons Jaouad moved to Paris soon after college graduation?

10. What did Jaouad tell Will he should do in order to give himself a break from caregiving?

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