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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. What year did John graduate from college?

2. What type of fish were in the pond at Rusk Institute?

3. How long after Quintana was discharged from the Rusk Institute did Joan go to the Democratic convention?

4. When did Quintana get a tracheotomy at UCLA?

5. When did the Democratic convention begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the sequence of events the night that John died?

2. Describe the dream about the braided belt and what it meant to Joan.

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

4. After reading the autopsy report, what did Joan finally begin to believe?

5. Where did John and Joan meet the Blacks?

6. Why did Joan find herself in tears when she was walking to the opening of the Democratic convention?

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

8. Why wouldn't the funeral be the worst thing that a grieving person had to experience?

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

10. Why did John and Joan have trouble selling their house in Malibu?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joan was troubled that everything had been so ordinary the night John died. Discuss what the ordinary had to do with sudden death or disaster. Give examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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