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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 had Kelly first met Edward?
2. What did a technician note about Kelly prior to a radiation treatment one day?
3. What good news did Kelly receive about her cancer in Chapter 31?
4. What celebration did Kelly return to Philadelphia to attend in Chapter 22?
5. Which of the following was NOT something Kelly should include a lot of in her diet?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Kelly and Edward meet and what impressed George the most about Edward?
2. Why was Dr. Schoenberg particularly empathetic to Kelly's interest in her father's cancer treatment?
3. What did Kelly hate about going to radiation treatments and why did the technicians have to be especially careful when administering the treatments?
4. What did Kelly, Edward and the girls do when they learned that George had only two more cancer treatments?
5. How many children had Kelly and Edward wanted and why did Kelly want a son?
6. What was the reason for Kelly's panic attack at the funeral of GT's friend's father?
7. How did Kelly's parents surprise her when they said they couldn't come to California for Christmas?
8. Why was Kelly resistant to starting estrogen therapy which would eliminate estrogen from her body?
9. What was the real reason that Kelly got angry with Edward when he called his parents so often during their trip to New England?
10. Why did Kelly and Edward meet with a genetics counselor?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Kelly Corrigan was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you know of Kelly's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.
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