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

2. How long had Mia been studying violin in Chapter 28?

3. What percent did most people believe in Chapter 35 was the odds of a clincial trial working?

4. In Chapter 34, where were the mice moved to that were used to do research on Julie's cancer cells?

5. In Chapter 32, how many weeks had it been since Julie had her PET scan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Bangladesh have a significance to Julie?

2. What did Julie think about people with cancer who sought alternative treatments?

3. What side effects did Julie have from taking Erbitux?

4. What did Julie remember in Chapter 31 happened when she was hungry and was on the boat from Vietnam to Hong Kong?

5. What did Julie tell her doctor about treatment options she would and would not consider?

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

7. In Chapter 36, who did Julie hate the most?

8. Why did Julie realize that she was lucky at the end of Chapter 33?

9. In Chapter 34, how were Julie's ovaries removed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 23-30, Julie decided to keep fighting for life. Why did Julie decide to keep fighting for life? What was revealed about the sacrifices of motherhood through her decision?

Essay Topic 2

The title of the book and Chapter 44 is The Unwinding of the Miracle. What did Julie say was the miracle of life? How was death the unwinding of that miracle?

Essay Topic 3

Julie wanted her daughters to learn certain lessons from her. What lesson did Julie want to teach her daughters? How did she try to impart the information she wanted the girls to know and remember?

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