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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many nights had Quintana spent in the hospital between December 2003 and January 2004?
(a) 18 nights.
(b) 21 nights.
(c) 15 nights.
(d) 24 nights.

2. How long were the paramedics in Joan's apartment?
(a) 70 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) 65 minutes.
(d) 50 minutes.

3. What radio station did Joan listen to when she lived in California?
(a) KELT.
(b) KNZR.
(c) KRLA.
(d) KYIX.

4. Who wrote the book John was reading the night he died?
(a) David Fromkin.
(b) Bryant Gillian.
(c) Martin Nighly.
(d) Paul Newcomber.

5. What did Joan wear to her wedding?
(a) A cream colored dress.
(b) A long white dress.
(c) A short white silk dress.
(d) A white suit.

6. How often did Joan and John walk?
(a) A couple times a week.
(b) Three or four times a week.
(c) Every afternoon.
(d) Every morning.

7. Who wrote "Mourning and Its Relation to Manic-Depressive States"?
(a) Melanie Klein.
(b) Martin Andrews.
(c) Peter Phillips.
(d) Bridget Davidson.

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

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

10. What was Quintana's temperature the first time she went to the emergency room?
(a) 102.
(b) 103.
(c) 104.
(d) 105.

11. On what floor of the hospital was the ICU located where Quintana was a patient when John died?
(a) 3rd floor.
(b) 6th floor.
(c) 4th floor.
(d) 8th floor.

12. What sea creatures did studies show refused to eat after a mate died?
(a) Whales.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Seals.
(d) Sharks.

13. When was "Mourning and Its Relation to Manic-Depressive States" written?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1942.

14. Who was Quintana's best friend from California?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Susan.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Betsy.

15. Where was the funeral for John held?
(a) Church of St. Augustine.
(b) Church of Christ the King.
(c) Church of St. Anthony of Padua.
(d) Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Joan interview Teresa Heinz Kerry?

2. Where did John take Quintana so Joan could finish her first column for "Life"?

3. How many people attended John and Joan's wedding?

4. How many times did Joan have to repeat the story of how John died to Quintana?

5. Which drug company manufactured the drug that Quintana was given to treat sepsis?

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