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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jaouad feel, in part, after her initial diagnosis in Chapter 6?

2. What did Jaouad's high school friend give her that she then gave to her father?

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

4. Who helped connect Jaouad with an editor, initially, to help her get her column published?

5. Where did Jaouad go for a few weeks before starting her clinical trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Jaouad met up with an old friend to go to the mall and a movie in Part II?

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

3. What were some reasons Jaouad moved to Paris soon after college graduation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jaouad's cancer diagnosis and prognosis change her relatively new relationship with Will? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Jaouad's cancer diagnosis change her relationship dynamic with each of her parents? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jaouad describe the long process she went through of symptoms, exhaustion, confusion, and doctor's visits that eventually led to her cancer diagnosis? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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