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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 encourage Will to do in Chapter 11 for himself?
(a) Take up a hobby.
(b) Get a new job.
(c) Look for houses for them to buy.
(d) Travel extensively.

2. 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.

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

4. What famous artist did Jaouad admire in Chapter 13?
(a) Georgia O-Keefe.
(b) Frida Kahlo.
(c) Annie Anderson.
(d) Willow Rose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jaouad initially go for her cancer treatment?

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

3. In Chapter 7, what does Jaouad refer to cancer as?

4. In Chapter 12, what television show did Jaouad like to watch in marathons?

5. Where did Jaouad move in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did things go when Will's parents met Jaouad's parents for the first time?

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

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

6. What did Will tell Jaouad just before she began her treatment regimen for cancer in Part I?

7. How did Jaouad come to write a column for The New York Times about her experiences as a cancer patient?

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

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

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

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