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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 Kelly want to work to earn the money to buy the item in #62?

2. What did a little boy in the car pool say about Kelly's bald head?

3. How did Kelly finally get the item in #62?

4. Who was the girl who babysat for Kelly's daughters?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was involved with Kelly's first chemo session and why would she be limited to only four doses of the anti-cancer drug, Adriamycin?

3. What had another chemo patient told Kelly about side effects and what did Kelly experience after her first treatment?

4. Why was befriending Claudia Regan in the sixth grade not a good move for Kelly?

5. Describe Kelly's experience on the day of her breast biopsy.

6. Describe Kelly's life when she traveled to Australia after graduating college.

7. How did Kelly describe her parents' marriage and the different roles they played in the home?

8. What kind of support did Kelly receive after her breast cancer diagnosis and what was her attitude in communicating with people?

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

10. What was Kelly's role in the demise of the boa constrictor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Kelly learns from her mother? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Kelly always recall about lessons from her mother?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in America in the late twentieth century. What precedents did they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions did they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have? What roles did the women in Kelly's life fill for her? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Kelly Corrigan. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were some of her negative characteristics? What were her hopes and fears? What were her primary motivations during her life?

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