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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day was Quintana taken to the hospital emergency room toward the end of 2003?
(a) November 30.
(b) December 18.
(c) December 25.
(d) November 15.

2. What type of ATM card did John have in his pocket when he died?
(a) Capital One.
(b) Chase.
(c) Bank of America.
(d) Wells Fargo.

3. How much did it cost in the late 1960's to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco or Sacramento or San Jose for a round trip flight?
(a) $149.
(b) $26.
(c) $58.
(d) $99.

4. How many widowers were studied in the United Kingdom, according to a report in "The Lancet"?
(a) 2,124 widowers.
(b) 3,489 widowers.
(c) 5,642 widowers.
(d) 4,486 widowers.

5. Who cleaned the blood on the living room floor after John died?
(a) Felipe.
(b) Jose.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Roberto.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What time did the paramedics arrive at Joan's apartment building?
(a) 10:35 p.m.
(b) 8:45 p.m.
(c) 10:05 p.m.
(d) 9:20 p.m.

14. When did Quintana and Gerry fly to California?
(a) January 30, 2004.
(b) April 6, 2004.
(c) February 4, 2004.
(d) March 25, 2004.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What color sorbet and napkins did Quintana have at her wedding?

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

5. How old was Joan's mother when she was near death?

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