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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. Who was Kelly's good friend in sixth grade?

2. Why would Kelly get only four doses of the anti-cancer drug, Adriamycin, during her treatment?

3. What did Kelly talk her father into doing with her?

4. What happened during Kelly's father's surgery that would set him up for problems later?

5. Kelly's mother always stressed that Kelly wouldn't find a husband if _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Kelly do in an attempt to help her children understand the baldness brought on by chemotherapy treatments?

2. How did Claudia Regan hurt Kelly in a truth game and by her actions and what did it take to diminish Claudia's popularity?

3. Who did Kelly call immediately after finding the lump in her breast and how did this person respond?

4. How did situations of two of her friends regarding mothers affect Kelly and thoughts of her children?

5. How did Kelly's family and friends rally around her to support her prior to her first chemotherapy treatment?

6. How did a twelve-inch boa constrictor become a household pet and how did Kelly feel about it?

7. What important occasion did Kelly forget while taking all her medications?

8. What was Kelly's sport during high school and how did her father support her in it?

9. What were the four truths of Buddhism that Kelly learned from a German woman in Nepal?

10. Why had Kelly become so enraged when Edward's father was visiting for Thanksgiving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the book. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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