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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. How old was Isabelle in Chapter 25?

2. What were Julie's CEA results at the beginning of Chapter 28?

3. In Chapter 35, what phase were most of the trials that were available?

4. What was the name of the woman who always measured Julie's vital signs when she visisted Dr. A.C.?

5. When Julie went back to her parents' house in Monterey Park in Chapter 33, how long had it been since she was there last?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Julie's parents show their love for her?

2. What did Julie say about the dog the family got in Chapter 34?

3. In Chapter 31, when did Lyna, Julie's sister go to America?

4. Why did Julie tell Mia the story about how hard she had worked to overcome her visual handicap?

5. What did Julie say about working at Cleary Gottlieb?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 32, when did Julie have scans, and what were the results?

7. How did Julie feel when her grandmother died of colon cancer?

8. Why did Bangladesh have a significance to Julie?

9. In Chapter 35, how did Julie want to be remembered?

10. Why did Julie and her family begin attending church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 36, Julie went through a very dark time in her life. What emotions were particularly strong for Julie? Why did Julie go through a very dark time? Why was she honest with readers about her feelings and actions?

Essay Topic 3

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not biography?

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