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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. Where did Joan find meaning in life?

2. What year did John graduate from college?

3. Where did John graduate from college?

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

5. What months did Quintana spend at the Rusk Institute?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Did Joan believe that wild things feel loss?

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

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

5. Why was Joan startled when she checked her piece of writing that she wrote after John died?

6. How did Joan wear rings and why?

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

8. Where did John and Joan meet the Blacks?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At times, Joan did not believe that she was operating from her rational mind. Discuss why Joan said that she was not operating from her rational mind and what helped her think more rationally.

Essay Topic 2

During Christmas of 2004, Joan compared how she did things when John was alive and the type of person that she was before he died. Compare Joan and her routine before and after John's death.

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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