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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. What did Jaouad throw at Will in Chapter 19?

3. What kind of space did Jaouad think of herself as occupying immediately following her last treatments in Chapter 25?

4. What did the person in Jaouad's neighborhood say to her that woke her up out of a stupor?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where did Jaouad and Will move in Part III, and why did they move there?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When and why does Jaouad become very concerned about the negative effects that being a caregiver for her is having on Will, and what are some steps she tries to take to counteract them? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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 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.

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