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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did a study done by University of Californ San Diego and Tufts show that there was a 4.65 percent increase in cardiac death?
(a) Around birthdays.
(b) After the death of a family member.
(c) Between Christmas and New Year's.
(d) During anniversaries.

2. What book did someone place on top of the books by John's chair?
(a) Great Gardens of the World.
(b) The Most Beautiful Gardens in the World.
(c) The Agnelli Gardens at Villar Perosa.
(d) The English Country House.

3. According to Quintana, what sandwich did she and Joan share when the plane that was transporting them to New York stopped to refuel?
(a) A Quarter Pounder.
(b) A McChicken.
(c) A Fish Filet.
(d) A Big Mac.

4. Who won the last basketball game that Joan attended with John and friends in November 2003?
(a) Lakers.
(b) Knicks.
(c) 76ers.
(d) Celtics.

5. What months did Quintana spend at the Rusk Institute?
(a) August and September.
(b) July and August.
(c) May, June, July.
(d) June, July, August.

6. What type of fish were in the pond at Rusk Institute?
(a) Mosquito fish.
(b) Flagfish.
(c) Goldfish.
(d) Koi.

7. When Joan awakened at 3:30 one morning, who was being interviewed on TV?
(a) Afghanistani refugees.
(b) AIDS orphans.
(c) Passengers from Northwest Flight 327.
(d) The Spanish Prime Minister.

8. From where did Joan order her ham for the holidays in 2004?
(a) Figi's.
(b) Citarella.
(c) Garden of Eden.
(d) Market Gourmet.

9. When did Nick's daughter Dominique die?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1974.

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

11. When Joan wrote her first piece after John died, when was the last time that he didn't read one of her drafts?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1984.

12. What might Quintana and Gerry do during the weekend while Quintana was at Rusk?
(a) Go for a walk in a nearby park.
(b) Play card games in her room.
(c) Go to lunch and a movie.
(d) Walk around the hospital.

13. Who said that self-pity is "our worst enemy"?
(a) D. H. Lawrence.
(b) C. S. Lewis.
(c) Philippe Aries.
(d) Helen Keller.

14. What year did John graduate from college?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1954.

15. What time did the Emergency Medical Services receive the call to come to John's and Joan's apartment?
(a) 9:15 p.m.
(b) 8:50 p.m.
(c) 9:30 p.m.
(d) 10:05 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Joan when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima?

2. In Chapter 13, what was the name of the character in the excerpt Joan quoted from a novel she wrote in the mid-1990's?

3. What restaurant would John and Joan go to for breakfast after a dentist appointment?

4. What was the risk of heart attack in patients who quit taking statins?

5. When did the Democratic convention begin?

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