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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 Julie learn that she had cancer in Chapter 22?

2. How old was Julie in 2014?

3. In Chapter 9, what did an herbalist sometimes use for infected eyes?

4. What religion did Julie say that her mother practiced sporadically?

5. In Chapter 16, according to the colonsocopy report from 2014, what percent of Julie's transverse colon was obstructed?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, why did Julie end up in the ER instead of at a family wedding?

2. Where did Julie meet Dr. G.W. and why?

3. How did Julie feel in Chapter 4 after being diagnosed with cancer?

4. In the Prologue, how did Julie describe her life?

5. In Chapter 5, what were the treatment plans for Julie?

6. In Chapter 17, how did Julie get transferred to another hospital?

7. What surgery did Julie have in Chapter 18?

8. In October of 2014, what options did Julie's doctor give her after a clean MRI scan?

9. How did Julie and her family get from Vietnam to Hong Kong?

10. What was the closest that Julie came to organized religion growing up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julie believed that grief was a gift. Why did Julie believe that grief was a gift? How did she believe that grief would help her family?

Essay Topic 2

Julie had many options for dealing with cancer. What options did she have for treating her cancer? How were the treatment decisions she made crossroads in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Tone conveys an author’s attitude toward a topic. What are some techniques an author uses to convey tone? How might tone influence the reader and the reader’s attitude toward a subject? What is the overall tone of the book?

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