• How are Kate and Anna related?
  • What type of cancer does Kate have?
  • What is Brian’s favorite hobby?

A. Reading B. Playing sports C. Astronomy D. Spending time with his daughters

  • Why does Campbell have to bail Jesse out of jail?
  • How did Anna find her lawyer?
  • What is Anna’s favorite sport?
  • Where does Jesse live?
  • What type of lawsuit is Anna filing?

A. Personal Injury B. Medical Emancipation C. Medical Malpractice D. Products Liability

  • Who was the boy Kate went to the hospital dance with?
  • Why does Alexander Campbell need a service dog?
  • Where was the first bruise on Kate that Sara noticed?
  • Who is Kate’s primary oncologist?
  • What does Anna donate to Kate first?

A. Bone marrow B. Blood C. A kidney D. A lung

  • What does Brian do for as a living?
  • What type of attorney was Sara before she gave it up to take care of Kate?
  • Relapse A. The branch of medical field that works with cancer
  • Medical Emancipation B. to consent medical treatment without parent approval
  • Bone Marrow C. period of time when symptoms of a disease are abated
  • Remission D. -a recurrence of illness after improvement
  • Oncology E-a vascular tissue that occupies the cavities
  • Why is this case so personal to Judge DeSalvo?
  • How does Anna find out about Campbell’s seizure disorder?
  • For what purpose was Anna born?
  • Why does Anna file a lawsuit against her parents?
  • What happens to Anna at the end of the story?
  • Anna hires Campbell
  • The car accident
  • Jesse steals a Humvee
  • The Trial
  • Kate attends the hospital dance
  • What is the significance of fire in the story?

Fire is symbolic in the novel. Both Jesse and Brian have relationships with fire. Brian works as a firefighter, and Jesse began playing with matches at a young age, realizing that it played a central role in Brian's career. For both Jesse and Brian, fire is sometimes treated as a symbol of Kate's illness. Brian battles fire every day as a career, which is very similar to the way that he struggles to battle Kate's cancer.

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