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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. Kelly had wanted Edward to react to her good news in the way that ___________________ would have.

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

3. When did Kelly start her radiation treatments?

4. What good news did Kelly receive about her cancer in Chapter 31?

5. What did George do in Chapter 33 that sent up a cause for concern in the family?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe how Edward proposed to Kelly.

5. What Internet business did Kelly create in 1999?

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

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

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

9. Why was Kelly resistant to starting estrogen therapy which would eliminate estrogen from her body?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Kelly used more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two examples which either embody or create disappointment; then cite an example to support your answers.

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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