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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 was at a higher risk of relapse and that she needed further chemo.
(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 could never have a full-time job.

2. What did Jaouad think of as the group of people who she did not know well but came to visit her and offer unsolicited advice?
(a) Enemies.
(b) Zealots.
(c) Good friends.
(d) Disaster tourists.

3. What instrument did Jaouad play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Violin.
(c) Piano.
(d) Double bass.

4. What was the cause of Jaouad's high fever in Chapter 10 that nearly killed her?
(a) A small cut on her genitals that had gotten infected.
(b) A reaction to her transplant.
(c) A reaction to her chemo.
(d) A virus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which high school friend did Jaouad meet with in Chapter 12?

4. Where did Will and Jaouad go for Will's birthday in Chapter 3?

5. What other patient did Jaouad sometimes text in her own unit following her transplant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Dr. Holland tell Jaouad's mother to call her father and tell him to come to the hospital in Part II?

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

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

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

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

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

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