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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 3rd floor.
(d) 4th floor.

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

3. Where was John's cardiologist when John died?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Nantucket.
(c) Boston.
(d) Martha's Vineyard.

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

5. What Matthew Arnold poem did Joan mention reading in Chapter 4?
(a) The Buried Life.
(b) A Dream.
(c) The Forsaken Merman.
(d) Dover Beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. After John's death, which of John's novels did Joan realize was about grief?

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

3. When did John have a pacemaker implanted?

4. What was Joan's occupation?

5. What was the name of the book John was reading the night he died?

(see the answer key)

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