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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who asked Joan if she wanted to cover the Democratic and Republic summer conventions?
(a) David Brown.
(b) Louis Griffin.
(c) Bryant Davidson.
(d) Robert Silvers.

4. How old was Joan's mother when she was near death?
(a) 84 years old.
(b) 96 years old.
(c) 78 years old.
(d) 90 years old.

5. After John's death, which of John's novels did Joan realize was about grief?
(a) The Studio.
(b) Playland.
(c) Nothing Lost.
(d) Dutch Shea, Jr.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Quintana get a tracheotomy at UCLA?

3. What did Joan watch from the windows at UCLA?

4. What was Joan watching when she first noticed the vortex effect?

5. Which Protestant denomination did Joan say used these words in a litany, "as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end"?

(see the answer key)

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