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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 was a red flag for Jaouad that she did not want to continue conversation with Kevin and Candy?
(a) Kevin made fun of her name.
(b) Kevin was taking drugs.
(c) Kevin hit on her when Candy was not listening.
(d) Kevin asked her to borrow money.

2. In Chapter 19, what did Jaouad compare being in a hospital to?
(a) Work.
(b) Prison.
(c) Living in a big city.
(d) School.

3. What did Jaouad often worry about in the aftermath of her cancer in Part IV?
(a) How her parents would react to her news of her new job.
(b) If she would get sick again.
(c) If she would be able to find a new apartment.
(d) When she would find work.

4. What did Jaouad burn in her apartment to try to "cleanse" it?
(a) Sage.
(b) Thyme.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Parsley.

5. What did Melissa want to fantasize with Jaouad about in Chapter 23?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Getting another tattoo.
(c) Eating a big meal.
(d) Traveling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of space did Jaouad think of herself as occupying immediately following her last treatments in Chapter 25?

2. Where did Melissa go during the last days of her life?

3. What did Jaouad remember being very upset with Will about in Chapter 32?

4. What did some of the cancer patients do in Chapter 20 that Jaouad sat out?

5. What did Jaouad feel pretty sure would be Will's place in her life in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Jaouad's experience right after finally having her port removed?

2. What happened that devastated Jaouad and her loved ones after she thought she was done with chemo in Part III?

3. What did Melissa's mother tell Jaouad was the worst part of losing Melissa?

4. What were some of the things Jaouad and Melissa bonded over and that formed the foundations of their friendship?

5. What did Will tell Jaouad in the end of Part III that shocked her?

6. Where did Jaouad and Will move in Part III, and why did they move there?

7. How did Jaouad feel when she started going to her treatments alone, and took on more of her own care?

8. Why did Jaouad say the hardest part of her cancer treatment came after her chemo and surgeries ended?

9. How did Jaouad feel for the first few weeks after getting a dog, and what began to change after that?

10. How did Ned's class react to Jaouad's talk?

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