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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. What stage cancer did Julie have in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 11, how long had it been since Dr. G.W. received his PhD from Harvard?

3. In 2014 when did Julie go to the ER but not stay to be seen?

4. In Chapter 21, when did Julie have her first clean MRI scan?

5. In Chapter 13, where did Julie go with her cousins before her chemotherapy appointment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How were the circumstances of Josh and Julie's births very different?

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

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

7. In Chapter 12, what was Four Corners and what was its purpose?

8. What surgery did Julie have in Chapter 18?

9. What did Julie's family and friends do for her in Chapter 13?

10. In Chapter 19, what did Julie say about information that Grandfather Spirit gave them in Vietnam?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Julie and her family got a Bichon Frise puppy. Why did the family get a puppy? What did the puppy represent for Julie?

Essay Topic 2

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand concepts, events, or people?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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