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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What instrument was played at John's funeral?
(a) Organ.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Harp.
(d) Flute.

3. What was the date when Quintana was told her father died?
(a) January 15, 2004.
(b) December 31, 2004.
(c) January 2, 2004.
(d) February 3, 2004.

4. What poet did John's brother Nick read at the funeral?
(a) Horace.
(b) Catullus.
(c) Ennius.
(d) Lucan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were John's eyes?

2. What was Quintana's temperature the first time she went to the emergency room?

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

4. When did Joan interview people in Honolulu about December 7, 1941?

5. What was the press rate for a lanai suite at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel when Joan began working for "Life"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What one object did Sara Mankiewicz remove from her house when John and Joan rented it and why?

2. What was Joan's first column like that she wrote for "Life"?

3. What promise did Joan make to Quintana that she realized that she would not be able to keep and why?

4. What did John do before he and Joan ate dinner the night of December 30?

5. How did Joan, Gerry and Tony plan to tell Quintana that her father died?

6. Who came to stay with Joan in the weeks that followed John's death?

7. During her reading, what did Joan learn were some means that were used to test a patient's memory and comprehension?

8. How did John, Joan, Gerry and Quintana spend Thanksgiving 2003?

9. Describe John's funeral.

10. What happened when Gerry and Quintana arrived in California?

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