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

2. How did Jaouad's breakup with Will change her relationship with her parents?

3. What did Bret tell Jaouad he was planning for?

4. Who did Jaouad visit in Detroit?

5. What did Jaouad feel pretty sure would be Will's place in her life in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is home an "elusive" concept for Jaouad (141)?

2. Why did Jaouad want to learn to drive?

3. What did Melissa do after getting bad news about her diagnosis that changed her life for the better?

4. When did Jaouad begin to feel uneasy on her road trip for the first time in others' company?

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

6. What did Melissa's mother tell Jaouad was the worst part of losing Melissa?

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

8. How did Jaouad feel for the first few weeks after getting a dog, and what began to change after that?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Jaouad's general impressions of the American health care system from her perspective as a very young cancer patient? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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

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.

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