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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 identify as her family's defining trait?

2. What radio show did Jaouad appear on just after moving into her temporary accommodation following her transplant?

3. Where was Jaouad's mother Anne originally from?

4. Who was Jaouad's transplant donor?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jaouad have to stay in isolation during much of her chemotherapy?

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

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

4. What burden did Jaouad think her brother Adam bore as her bone marrow donor?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Jaouad's medical team react to her news about her plans for getting married to Will?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Jaouad's book title for this memoir, and what does it mean to Jaouad to be "between two kingdoms" herself? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Jaouad come to write the "Life, Interrupted" column in The New York Times, and what do those closest to her in her life think about her undertaking that work? Write an essay explaining your answers .

Essay Topic 3

How does undertaking their own Hundred-Day Projects affect Jaouad and her family during the course of her treatments? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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