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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many times did Joan have to repeat the story of how John died to Quintana?
2. What was the date of John's funeral?
3. Who was Quintana's best friend from California?
4. What Matthew Arnold poem did Joan mention reading in Chapter 4?
5. Where was the funeral for John held?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened when Gerry and Quintana arrived in California?
2. What one object did Sara Mankiewicz remove from her house when John and Joan rented it and why?
3. What did Joan first think when she looked up and saw John slumped over, motionless at dinner?
4. What expensive drug was Quintana given when she developed sepsis?
5. Why were Joan and John evicted from their house on the Palos Verdes Peninsula?
6. Why did Joan write "The Year of Magical Thinking"?
7. Where did Joan and John walk together during their morning walks?
8. What incidents indicated that Joan was not thinking clearly?
9. Why on most surface levels did Joan seem rational?
10. What did Melanie Klein say about grief?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Joan linked memories to the effect of a vortex. Discuss "the vortex effect" and how it affected Joan. Give examples from the book to support your discussion.
Essay Topic 2
All her life, Joan turned to literature in times of trouble and John's death was no different. Compare the different types of literature that Joan read to help her cope with her grief and why some were more helpful than others. Give specific titles and examples from the book in support of your discussion.
Essay Topic 3
At one point, Joan compared the way she interacted with the doctors and hospital staff to the way a sheep dog herds sheep. Discuss why Joan's relationship with Quintana's doctors and hospital staff was similar to the way that a dog herds sheep and how that affected her relationship with the doctors and hospital staff.
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