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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. Where did Jaouad and Jon first meet?
(a) When they were both in the cancer ward at the hospital.
(b) Their restaurant jobs.
(c) When they were neighbors.
(d) Music camp when they were teenagers.

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

3. Where did Melissa go during the last days of her life?
(a) Illinois.
(b) California.
(c) England.
(d) Massachusetts.

4. Where did Jaouad go to stay for a while after her big journey in Chapter 26?
(a) Her mother's studio in Saratoga.
(b) Her family's cabin in Vermont.
(c) Her old apartment in Chicago.
(d) A hotel in New Orleans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What destination did Jaouad take an unplanned detour to in Chapter 29?

2. In Chapter 27, what revelation helped Jaouad deal with her transition into post-cancer life?

3. What did Jon do for a living?

4. Where did Will travel to in the end of Chapter 19?

5. Where was Jaouad's new friend born in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What big trip did Jaouad take in Part IV?

2. What did Jaouad discover in Chapter 28 about the effects of the road trip and of driving?

3. How did Jaouad's parents react to the news of her breakup with Will?

4. Why did Jaouad want to learn to drive?

5. How did Jaouad feel about going to the young adult cancer conference in Las Vegas?

6. How did Jaouad's road trip start out?

7. What did Jon think of Jaouad's road trip at first?

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

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

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

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