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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 time did the Emergency Medical Services receive the call to come to John's and Joan's apartment?

2. When was the last time that John saved a computer file "AAA Random Thoughts"?

3. What percent was the stenosis of John's left main and left anterior descending arteries?

4. How many cases of sudden death from cardiac arrest typically occurred at home?

5. Which of Euripedes' plays did Joan feel that she must reread?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did it take so long for Joan to receive a copy of John's autopsy?

3. What was John's last birthday present to Joan?

4. What arrangements were made to transfer Quintana from UCLA to New York University Hospital in New York?

5. What did Joan argue about with a doctor after Quintana had been intubated for almost a week?

6. What were some things that John said that Joan should or should not do if something happened to him?

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

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

9. What book did Joan receive from Princeton late in the summer?

10. What would John and Joan do after the 1992 Democratic convention?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John insisted on a trip to Paris in November because he believed if he didn't go then, he would never see Paris before he died. Discuss why John believed that he was dying.

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

When Quintana was in the ICU at UCLA, Joan whispered a promise to her, the same promise Joan had been making since Quintana was a child. Discuss the promise that Joan always made to Quintana. Why it was a promise that she could not keep?

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