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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. 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 Big Mac.
(b) A Fish Filet.
(c) A McChicken.
(d) A Quarter Pounder.

2. How old was Joan when Quintana was three years old?
(a) 32 years old.
(b) 34 years old.
(c) 29 years old.
(d) 31 years old.

3. Which of Joan's novels had a passage about dreams?
(a) The Last Thing He Wanted.
(b) After Henry.
(c) Where I Was From.
(d) Run, River.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Quintana get a tracheotomy at UCLA?

2. When did Nick's daughter Dominique die?

3. On what street was the Rusk Institute located?

4. What was the date of Joan's birthday?

5. On what peninsula was John and Joan's first house of their married life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did John and Joan meet the Blacks?

2. Did Joan believe that wild things feel loss?

3. Describe the dream about the braided belt and what it meant to Joan.

4. What comments about their wedding day did Joan find that John had written in 1990?

5. What would John and Joan do after the 1992 Democratic convention?

6. How would Quintana spend weekends when she was at Rusk Institute?

7. What arrangements were made to transfer Quintana from UCLA to New York University Hospital in New York?

8. After reading the autopsy report, what did Joan finally begin to believe?

9. Some people think that their deceased loved one can be seen or heard. Did Joan believe that she could see or hear John?

10. What did Joan argue about with a doctor after Quintana had been intubated for almost a week?

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