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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 would John and Joan pass as they drove and began to argue when they lived at Portuguese Bend?
(a) A car dealer.
(b) The library.
(c) A large mansion.
(d) The refineries.

2. On what street was the Rusk Institute located?
(a) 41st. St.
(b) 34th St.
(c) 52nd St.
(d) 64th St.

3. When the air ambulance that was to transport Quintana had mechanical difficulties, where did it land?
(a) Denver.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Colorado Springs.

4. What type of a tree did Joan drape colored Christmas lights on in Chapter 20?
(a) Quince.
(b) Citrus.
(c) Ficus.
(d) Dracena.

5. What pattern of dishes did Joan find in a cupboard that John's mother had given him?
(a) Stafford.
(b) Wickerdale.
(c) Delamere.
(d) Woodland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote a book about her husband's death that Joan despised?

2. How much money did John and Joan put down as a deposit on the house in Brentwood Park?

3. Where was the male patient from who lay to the left of Quintana's bed at UCLA?

4. When did Joan receive John's autopsy?

5. Which of Joan's novels had a passage about dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was John's last birthday present to Joan?

2. What did Joan do in the summer when she began feeling fragile and unstable?

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

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

5. Why did Joan use to tell John her dreams.

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

7. Over the years, what would Dominique do with Quintana?

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

9. What thoughts were running through Joan's mind as she flew from Logan airport to LaGuardia after leaving the Democratic convention?

10. What little things could Joan do for Quintana when she was at Rusk Institute?

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