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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 people attended John and Joan's wedding?

2. Where was the funeral for John held?

3. What was Joan watching when she first noticed the vortex effect?

4. When did Joan interview Teresa Heinz Kerry?

5. When did Joan begin writing the book, "The Year of Magical Thinking"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was John depressed in 2003?

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

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

4. Why were Joan and John evicted from their house on the Palos Verdes Peninsula?

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

6. Where did Joan and John walk together during their morning walks?

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

8. Why did Joan write "The Year of Magical Thinking"?

9. What did Freud say about grief?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Quintana was transferred to the Rusk Institute, Joan said that she was able to mourn and not merely grieve. Compare grief and mourning, using examples from the book to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

At times, Joan did not believe that she was operating from her rational mind. Discuss why Joan said that she was not operating from her rational mind and what helped her think more rationally.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast why some people have difficulty authorizing autopsies and why Joan did not struggle with approving an autopsy. Give examples of Joan's experience from the book.

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