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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Emily Birenbaum?
(a) Kelly's sister.
(b) Kelly's daughters' nanny.
(c) Kelly's friend and physician.
(d) Kelly's mother.

2. What instrument did Edward play when friends came over the night before Kelly's chemotherapy began?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Harmonica.
(c) Piano.
(d) Guitar.

3. Who were Georgia and Claire?
(a) Kelly's sisters.
(b) Kelly's roommates.
(c) Kelly's daughters.
(d) Kelly's goddaughters.

4. For what did Kelly pray on the way home from the hospital?
(a) A loan approval.
(b) A diagnosis of no cancer.
(c) A new job.
(d) Her mother's health.

5. What medical procedure did Kelly have in Chapter 5?
(a) Biopsy.
(b) Mammogram.
(c) Pap Test.
(d) Glucose Tolerance Test.

6. Kelly's father's demeanor could best be described as ________________.
(a) Fatalistic.
(b) Masochistic.
(c) Pessimistic.
(d) Optimistic.

7. Who was Kelly's nurse during her first chemotherapy treatment?
(a) Cheryl.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Renee.
(d) Andrea.

8. What convinced Kelly that Edward was her hero?
(a) He held her as she vomited from the chemo.
(b) He called the rude little boy in the carpool a bad name.
(c) He took her out for dinner and dancing.
(d) He made a point to kiss her bald head.

9. What were Emily's first thoughts about Kelly's lump?
(a) It was soft and probably no problem.
(b) It was definitely benign.
(c) It was probably just a cyst.
(d) It was hard and probably malignant.

10. What did Kelly's oncologist assure Kelly that she would experience with the cancer treatments?
(a) She would lose her balance.
(b) She would lose her hearing.
(c) She would lose her sense of smell.
(d) She would lose her hair.

11. Kelly's father coached a youth team for which sport?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Golf.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Soccer.

12. Which of the following countries did Kelly NOT visit on her post-college trip?
(a) Australia.
(b) India.
(c) Thailand.
(d) New Zealand.

13. Kelly's mother always stressed that Kelly wouldn't find a husband if _____________________.
(a) She wasn't pure.
(b) She wasn't smart.
(c) She wasn't pretty.
(d) She wasn't nice.

14. What words were on the T-shirts mentioned in #22?
(a) Corrigan Cutters.
(b) Corrigan Cuties.
(c) Gorgeous George.
(d) Corrigan's Crew.

15. Where does Kelly's father make Booker keep the snake?
(a) The garage.
(b) The attic.
(c) The basement.
(d) The shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bought a twelve-inch-long boa constrictor?

2. Which of the following was NOT a side effect of chemotherapy that another patient told Kelly that she experienced?

3. Kelly forgot her mother's _______________ birthday because she was so sick.

4. Who was Kelly's husband?

5. Why was Kelly not able to pay much attention to her daughters lately?

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