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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. When did Joan interview Teresa Heinz Kerry?

2. When did Joan interview people in Honolulu about December 7, 1941?

3. What type of ATM card did John have in his pocket when he died?

4. How old was Quintana when Joan wrote a book that told about a woman whose abortion was paid for by the district attorney's office?

5. Which drug company manufactured the drug that Quintana was given to treat sepsis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did John do before he and Joan ate dinner the night of December 30?

2. Why did a woman that Joan worked with at "Vogue" have an abortion that was paid for by the attorney general's office?

3. Why was John depressed in 2003?

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

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

6. What promise did Joan make to Quintana that she realized that she would not be able to keep and why?

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

8. What did John look like when Joan saw him in the emergency room?

9. What were the first words that Joan wrote after her husband's death?

10. What advice about attending funerals did Joan read that was written by Emily Post in her 1922 book of etiquette?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

From the time Joan was a child, she thought a great deal about meaninglessness. Discuss how Joan found meaning in her life, giving examples and quotes from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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