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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 21, Kelly and her family spent Christmas with _________________ in California.
(a) Her in-laws.
(b) Her good friend.
(c) Her parents.
(d) Her brothers.

2. With what organization did Kelly get her first professional job?
(a) The United Way.
(b) The American Cancer Society.
(c) IBM.
(d) The Red Cross.

3. A genetics test would indicate whether Kelly had _________________ which would mean she would have an eighty percent chance of recurrence.
(a) Plasma.
(b) Leuckocytes.
(c) A carrier gene.
(d) Neurons.

4. What type of cancer was George diagnosed with?
(a) Lung.
(b) Bone.
(c) Colon.
(d) Bladder.

5. Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons that Kelly liked living in California?
(a) Liberal people.
(b) The food.
(c) The celebrities.
(d) The weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Kelly, Edward and the girls celebrate when learning that George had only two cancer treatments left?

2. How many children had Kelly and Edward always wanted?

3. Five months after Claire was born, Edward and Kelly went to _________________ for a short visit.

4. Why did the radiation technician have to be especially careful with Kelly's treatment?

5. What good news did Kelly receive after she came out of her surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did it mean when George called Edward to cancel a meeting they had when Edward was in Philadelphia on business?

2. What was the result of Kelly's genetic testing?

3. How many children had Kelly and Edward wanted and why did Kelly want a son?

4. Why was Dr. Schoenberg particularly empathetic to Kelly's interest in her father's cancer treatment?

5. Why was Kelly very frank with two athletic men at a gathering of friends regarding a discussion of health?

6. What was the state of George's cancer at the end of the book?

7. Why did Kelly and Edward meet with a genetics counselor?

8. How did Edward's lack of enthusiastic response to Kelly's new job show that he was not like her father?

9. Explain why Georgia and Claire had begun acting out since Kelly's illness and why Kelly wanted to change this.

10. What did Kelly learn about her diet from a nutritionist?

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