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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which of Euripedes' plays did Joan feel that she must reread?
(a) Medea.
(b) The Bacchae.
(c) Alcestis.
(d) Trojan Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Quintana was in the ICU at UCLA, what program did Joan listen to on the radio?

2. Where was the male patient from who lay to the left of Quintana's bed at UCLA?

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

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

5. How old were Joan and her brother when her mother was dying?

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