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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. Edward gave Kelly an engagement ring with what kind of stone?

2. Which news organization interviewed Kelly about her business?

3. Which of the following was NOT one of the reasons that Kelly liked living in California?

4. When Kelly's online sales dried up, she tried to sell the business to a company in which city?

5. How many radiation sessions was George scheduled to have for his cancer treatment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the reasons that Kelly liked living in California?

2. When did Kelly experience her first panic attack and how did her mother help her through it?

3. What restrictions was Kelly warned about prior to having her lumpectomy?

4. What good news about her condition did Kelly receive after her lumpectomy?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Kelly, Edward and the girls do when they learned that George had only two more cancer treatments?

10. How did Kelly and Edward meet and what impressed George the most about Edward?

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

Describe the role of Kelly's family in her life. What did Kelly learn from her parents' marriage? How were Kelly's parents also involved in her world? How does the family evolve in its support of each other?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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