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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 old was Joan when Quintana was three years old?

2. What time was John pronounced dead?

3. What color were the curtains that separated the patient's beds at UCLA?

4. In what state did the plane that was transporting Quintana land to refuel?

5. Who won the last basketball game that Joan attended with John and friends in November 2003?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would Quintana spend weekends when she was at Rusk Institute?

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

3. What thoughts were running through Joan's mind as she flew from Logan airport to LaGuardia after leaving the Democratic convention?

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

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

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

7. Why did Joan use to tell John her dreams.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Quintana's release from the hospital and when she flew to California, Joan believed that she might be beginning a new season of life. Discuss why Joan believed she was entering a new season of life and why that season was short-lived. Support your statements with quotes 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

When Joan flew to Los Angeles to be with Quintana, she knew that Los Angeles had the potential for triggering the vortex effect. Discuss why Los Angeles was the most likely place to trigger the vortex effect and how Joan avoided triggering this effect when in the city. Define the vortext effect and use s

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