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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days after her husband's death did Joan write a few lines about the way life changes in an instant?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 6-8 days.
(d) 2-3 days.

2. Where did Quintana get the Canyon Ranch T-shirt that John usually wore when he went walking?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Texas.

3. Who was the elevator man who amused himself with John in the elevator with a small verbal game?
(a) Albert Mueller.
(b) Michael Flynn.
(c) Manuel Lopez.
(d) Vasile Ionescu.

4. When were the 2004 Academy Awards held?
(a) March 11.
(b) March 4.
(c) February 18.
(d) February 29.

5. What was the date of John's funeral?
(a) March 23.
(b) February 23.
(c) January 23.
(d) April 23.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said that the act of grieving "Involves grave departures from the normal attitude to life"?

2. Who was Quintana's best friend from California?

3. Before Quintana became ill, where had she and her husband planned to spend Christmas night and a few days?

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

5. Who wrote "A Grief Observed"?

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