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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 job did Jaouad take abroad in Chapter 2?

2. What was Jaouad's mother's favorite day of the year?

3. Where did Jaouad move after graduation?

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

5. Where was Jaouad's father Hedi from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What did Will tell Jaouad just before she began her treatment regimen for cancer in Part I?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What meaning and place in Jaouad's life does music, and playing music, have? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What kinds of responses does Jaouad begin to receive from her New York Times column, and how does she respond to the attention? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

When and why does Jaouad become very concerned about the negative effects that being a caregiver for her is having on Will, and what are some steps she tries to take to counteract them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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