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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 Will tell Jaouad he thought they should do in Chapter 7 before she embarked on her treatment?
(a) Break up.
(b) Move in to the city together.
(c) Protect their relationship.
(d) Go on a trip.

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

3. In Chapter 4, what symptom was getting so bad Jaouad could not ignore it any longer?
(a) Pain in her foot.
(b) Vision problems.
(c) Losing her hair.
(d) Fatigue.

4. Where did Jaouad eventually start writing a regular column?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) The Huffington Post.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Washington Post.

5. What did Doctor K diagnose Jaouad with?
(a) Flu.
(b) Burnout Syndrome.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) Leukemia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jaouad's mother's favorite day of the year?

2. What test did Jaouad take in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 4, why did Jaouad initially go to the doctor?

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

5. Where did Jaouad move in Chapter 16 for some months to recuperate after her transplant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Jaouad have to stay in isolation during much of her chemotherapy?

4. How did Jaouad feel during her first months in Paris?

5. How did Jaouad feel during her earliest days in the oncology ward?

6. How did Jaouad's parents react when she arrived back from Paris looking so ill?

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

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

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

10. Who did Jaouad meet right before moving to Paris and how did she feel about this person?

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