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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 other patient did Jaouad sometimes text in her own unit following her transplant?
(a) Molly.
(b) Johnny.
(c) Alice.
(d) Henry.

2. In Chapter 11, what activity did Jaouad turn to to try to make sense of what was happening to her?
(a) Knitting.
(b) Collaging.
(c) Baking.
(d) Writing in her journal.

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

4. Why did one doctor almost insist that Jaouad fly from Paris back to New York in Chapter 4?
(a) Her parents insisted on it.
(b) Her red blood cell count was so low that she might not be allowed on a plane if it got any lower.
(c) Jaouad had told the doctor that was the only thing that might improve her health.
(d) Her employer would not let her come back to work until she had been seen by doctors in New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Will do when he found out Jaouad had cancer?

2. What kind of emotion did Jaouad write in her journal that joy was?

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

4. Who visited Jaouad and her parents in Chapter 10?

5. Who was Jaouad's transplant donor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did some of Jaouad's friends let her down when she first told them about her cancer diagnosis?

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

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

6. What was Jaouad's experiences with the so-called Cancer Guru?

7. How did Jouad feel about Will moving to Paris with her?

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

9. What did Jaouad do when she moved to New York City right after college graduation?

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

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