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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what plant in the box garden did John or Joan place Quintana in her bassinet when they first brought her home?
(a) Spirea.
(b) Wisteria.
(c) Lilacs.
(d) Roses.

2. Who wrote "A Grief Observed"?
(a) H. Norman Wright.
(b) C.S. Lewis.
(c) Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.
(d) Martha Whitmore.

3. When John's funeral took place, how many months had it been since Quintana's wedding?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 6 months.

4. How many widowers were studied in the United Kingdom, according to a report in "The Lancet"?
(a) 4,486 widowers.
(b) 2,124 widowers.
(c) 3,489 widowers.
(d) 5,642 widowers.

5. How old was Joan when Quintana was three years old?
(a) 29 years old.
(b) 31 years old.
(c) 34 years old.
(d) 32 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state did the plane that was transporting Quintana land to refuel?

2. Who wrote, "Time is the school in which we learn"?

3. What Matthew Arnold poem did Joan mention reading in Chapter 4?

4. How long after John's death was his funeral held?

5. What poet did John's brother Nick read at the funeral?

(see the answer key)

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