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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What landslide seemed to bury the house that Joan and Joan lived when they first married?
(a) Blucher Valley landslide.
(b) San Leandra landslide.
(c) Las Lomas landslide.
(d) Portuguese Bend landslide.

2. Where did Quintana get the Canyon Ranch T-shirt that John usually wore when he went walking?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Texas.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) California.

3. What color sorbet and napkins did Quintana have at her wedding?
(a) Pink.
(b) Peach.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Blue.

4. Where did Joan stay when she was covering the Democratic Convention?
(a) Parker House.
(b) Harborside Inn.
(c) Park Plaza Hotel.
(d) Newbury Guest House.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Mourning and Its Relation to Manic-Depressive States"?

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

3. Who was the elevator man who amused himself with John in the elevator with a small verbal game?

4. How many letters did Joan have from John?

5. When was the last time that Joan covered a convention at Madison Square Garden?

(see the answer key)

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