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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Joan begin writing the book, "The Year of Magical Thinking"?
(a) August 18, 2004.
(b) November 14, 2004.
(c) October 4, 2004.
(d) December 30, 2004.

2. On what floor of the hospital was the ICU located where Quintana was a patient when John died?
(a) 8th floor.
(b) 6th floor.
(c) 4th floor.
(d) 3rd floor.

3. Who wrote "Mourning and Its Relation to Manic-Depressive States"?
(a) Martin Andrews.
(b) Bridget Davidson.
(c) Melanie Klein.
(d) Peter Phillips.

4. How much did it cost in the late 1960's to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco or Sacramento or San Jose for a round trip flight?
(a) $58.
(b) $26.
(c) $99.
(d) $149.

5. What poet did John's brother Nick read at the funeral?
(a) Lucan.
(b) Ennius.
(c) Horace.
(d) Catullus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Quintana was a patient at Beth Israel Medical Center's Singer Division, when did that hospital close?

2. How many days after her husband's death did Joan write a few lines about the way life changes in an instant?

3. When did Joan interview Teresa Heinz Kerry?

4. How long were the paramedics in Joan's apartment?

5. When did an author write "Mourning and Melancholia"?

(see the answer key)

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