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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 go to stay for a while after her big journey in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

5. What did Bret do for work before his illness?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Jaouad want to learn to drive?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does becoming Jaouad's transplant donor begin to affect her brother Adam in the lead-up to her surgery? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jaouad keep her distance from her good friend Max when she hears of how ill he is at the end of the book, what makes her finally go to visit him, and what is their conversation like when she does? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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