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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the press rate for a lanai suite at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel when Joan began working for "Life"?
(a) $52.
(b) $27.
(c) $45.
(d) $38.

2. What type of clothing did Joan buy to wear in Los Angeles?
(a) Blue scrubs.
(b) Sleeveless dresses.
(c) Shorts and capris.
(d) Short sleeve blouses.

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

4. How much did it cost Joan and John to rent a house on Franklin Avenue in Hollywood many years ago?
(a) $450.
(b) $575.
(c) $375.
(d) $550.

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

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

7. 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 camera.
(b) A tape recorder.
(c) A digital editing system.
(d) A digital scrapbook.

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

9. Who did Joan work for when she was in her twenties?
(a) Good Housekeeping.
(b) Harper's Bazaar.
(c) Ladies Home Journal.
(d) Vogue.

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

11. When were the 2004 Academy Awards held?
(a) March 11.
(b) March 4.
(c) February 29.
(d) February 18.

12. How many people attended John and Joan's wedding?
(a) 30-40.
(b) 50-60.
(c) 100-120.
(d) 75-80.

13. When did John die?
(a) October 27, 2003.
(b) November 15, 2003.
(c) September 19, 2003.
(d) December 30, 2003.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the funeral for John held?

2. When did Quintana and Gerry fly to California?

3. How long were the paramedics in Joan's apartment?

4. What time did the paramedics arrive at Joan's apartment building?

5. Where was John's cardiologist when John died?

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