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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. In Chapter 33, what was the name of the friend who came home with Susannah when she was released from the hospital?

2. At the end of Chapter 28, how long did it take for Susannah to be able to lie down?

3. At the end of Chapter 34, what song did Stephen and Susannah sing while driving?

4. In Chapter 25, what book did Hannah bring Susannah?

5. In Chapter 34, when did Susannah return to NYU Medical Center for a week of plasma-exchange treatment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What therapy was recommended for Susannah at the end of Chapter 30 and why?

2. What did Susannah look like when James first saw her when he came home in Chapter 34?

3. In Chapter 33, what did Susannah see when she watched a DVD of herself, and what did she think after watching?

4. In Chapter 29, what disease were doctors assuming that Susannah would be diagnosed with?

5. What was the test that Dr. Najjar had Susannah try in Chapter 26 and what were the results?

6. In Chapter 40, what would Stephen and Susanna do at her father's house when they would spend the night?

7. At the end of Chapter 39, what mistake did Susannah make?

8. What was Allen's opinion of Stephen in Chapter 24?

9. In Chapter 38, what did Susannah dance with Stephen at a wedding and how were her thoughts about the dance in contrast to reality?

10. In Chapter 22, what was found in Susannah's spinal tap and what did that indicate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Stephen and Susannah had only been dating for four months before she got sick, he stayed with her the entire time. How was Stephen a support for Susannah during her illness? What did his dedication to her reveal about him and the relationship he had with Susannah?

Essay Topic 2

When Susannah’s father saw her filthy apartment in Chapter 4, Susannah compared her apartment to her life. How was the apartment a metaphor? What did it symbolize about Susannah’s life?

Essay Topic 3

Susannah’s family and Stephen pulled together to help her through her medical crisis. How did Susannah’s family and Stephen help her during her medical crisis? How does a medical crisis affect not only the patient, but also family and friends?

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