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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 Melissa go during the last days of her life?

2. In Chapter 19, what great new friend did Jaoaud meet?

3. Who did Jaouad meet in Chapter 25 for a musical show that she felt a spark of romance with?

4. Who was the first person Jaouad visited on her road trip?

5. What was a red flag for Jaouad that she did not want to continue conversation with Kevin and Candy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did Jaouad take on her trip in Part IV that was very special to her?

6. Why did Jaouad want to learn to drive?

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

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

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

10. What did Jaouad discover in Chapter 28 about the effects of the road trip and of driving?

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

How does undertaking their own Hundred-Day Projects affect Jaouad and her family during the course of her treatments? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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