The Year of Magical Thinking Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Year of Magical Thinking Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. What did Quintana put up her nose twice in two days when she was little?
(a) Seed pod.
(b) Lego.
(c) Penny.
(d) Button.

2. When Quintana was in the ICU at UCLA, what program did Joan listen to on the radio?
(a) From the Top.
(b) Morning Becomes Eclectic.
(c) All Songs Considered.
(d) All Things Considered.

3. What was Joan's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Writer.

4. What word did Joan consider adding in the phrase, "Life changes in the instant"?
(a) Common.
(b) Ordinary.
(c) Everyday.
(d) Extraordinary.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days after her husband's death did Joan write a few lines about the way life changes in an instant?

3. What type of clothing did Joan buy to wear in Los Angeles?

4. Who was the elevator man who amused himself with John in the elevator with a small verbal game?

5. How long after John's death was his funeral held?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did friends and relatives help Joan in the first three weeks after John died?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Joan say about where and when she and John were married?

3. What incidents indicated that Joan was not thinking clearly?

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

5. Why did a woman that Joan worked with at "Vogue" have an abortion that was paid for by the attorney general's office?

6. What did John look like when Joan saw him in the emergency room?

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

8. What did Melanie Klein say about grief?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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