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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 Jaouad and Jon first meet?

2. In Chapter 25, what procedure did Jaouad have?

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 Jaouad and her friends travel to a conference for young cancer patients in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Jaouad get so angry at Will that she threw an ornament at him in Part III?

5. What were some of the things Jaouad and Melissa bonded over and that formed the foundations of their friendship?

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

7. Why did Jaouad say the hardest part of her cancer treatment came after her chemo and surgeries ended?

8. What are some reasons Jaouad was hesitant to plan for her future with Jon?

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

10. Why did Jaouad want to learn to drive?

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 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 3

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.

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