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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 overhear her father telling her mother he feared Jaouad might be ill with in Chapter 5?

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

3. Who did Dr. Holland suggest that Jaouad's mother call to come to the hospital in Chapter 10?

4. What did Jaouad tell Will she thought they should do in Chapter 10?

5. What did Dr. Holland tell Jaouad she would eventually need?

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 did Jaouad do for her Hundred-Day Project?

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

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

5. Why did Jaouad's doctors suggest her enrollment in a clinical trial?

6. How did some of Jaouad's friends let her down when she first told them about her cancer diagnosis?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Jaouad keep her distance from her good friend Max when she hears of how ill he is at the end of the book, what makes her finally go to visit him, and what is their conversation like when she does? 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 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 3

How and when does Jaouad decide to try to forge a path ahead in her relationship with Jon, and why was she seriously thinking about breaking up with him towards the end of the memoir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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