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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. Who did Joan work for when she was in her twenties?
2. What was the date on the computer file that contained the first few lines that Joan wrote after her husband's death?
3. How often did Joan and John walk?
4. When was "Mourning and Its Relation to Manic-Depressive States" written?
5. What day of the week did John die?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did John look like when Joan saw him in the emergency room?
2. What was Joan's first column like that she wrote for "Life"?
3. How did Joan describe people who recently lost someone?
4. What expensive drug was Quintana given when she developed sepsis?
5. Who came to stay with Joan in the weeks that followed John's death?
6. What were the first words that Joan wrote after her husband's death?
7. During her reading, what did Joan learn were some means that were used to test a patient's memory and comprehension?
8. What incidents indicated that Joan was not thinking clearly?
9. Why did a woman that Joan worked with at "Vogue" have an abortion that was paid for by the attorney general's office?
10. Why did Joan write "The Year of Magical Thinking"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After trying to cover the Democratic convention, Joan believed that there was no place she could go and not be reminded of John. Discuss her statement and provide examples from the book.
Essay Topic 2
The way that Joan initially reacted to her husband's death was different from how she reacted in the weeks and months that followed. Compare how Joan initially reacted to her husband's death to how she reacted in the weeks and months that followed. Give examples and quotes from the book to support your statements.
Essay Topic 3
Compare how death was regarded before and after the 1930's with when Joan was growing up.
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