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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 had Jaouad been hoping to come out of her meeting with Will in Chapter 25?

2. Who did Jaouad visit in Detroit?

3. What did Melissa learn in Chapter 19 that prompted her to take a big trip?

4. What destination did Jaouad take an unplanned detour to in Chapter 29?

5. Where did Johnny, Melissa and Jaouad go together in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened that devastated Jaouad and her loved ones after she thought she was done with chemo in Part III?

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

3. What was Jaouad's experience right after finally having her port removed?

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

5. What big trip did Jaouad take in Part IV?

6. How did Jaouad feel when she started going to her treatments alone, and took on more of her own care?

7. What did Will tell Jaouad in the end of Part III that shocked her?

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

9. What did Jaouad do to try to move on after breaking up with Will?

10. How did Jaouad feel about going to the young adult cancer conference in Las Vegas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jaouad handle her time periods in what she calls "the Bubble," during which she is quite isolated and often lonely, during her treatments? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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