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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7, 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did John's father die?
(a) A stroke.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A construction accident.
(d) Cardiac arrest.

3. What day was Quintana taken to the hospital emergency room toward the end of 2003?
(a) December 25.
(b) November 30.
(c) December 18.
(d) November 15.

4. What did Joan wish she could use to record the memories that she included in the book rather than writing about them?
(a) A digital editing system.
(b) A tape recorder.
(c) A digital scrapbook.
(d) A digital camera.

5. How many paramedics did Joan think came when she called for an ambulance?
(a) 5 paramedics.
(b) 1-2 paramedics.
(c) 3-4 paramedics.
(d) 4 paramedics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What day of the week did John die?

3. After Teresa Heinz Kerry's first husband died, where did she feel a need to go?

4. When was "Mourning and Its Relation to Manic-Depressive States" written?

5. What was the date of John and Joan's wedding?

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