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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. On what peninsula was John and Joan's first house of their married life?

2. What was the date of Joan's birthday?

3. What time was John pronounced dead?

4. How many beds were in the acute rehab unit at UCLA Neuropsychiatric?

5. Prior to working at "The New Yorker," where did John's editor work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was John's last birthday present 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. What would John and Joan do after the 1992 Democratic convention?

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

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

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

8. Why did Joan resist the tracheostomy so fiercely?

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

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

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

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 3

When Joan went to UCLA to be with Quintana, she expected that Los Angeles would be the place most likely to trigger the vortex effect. Discuss why Los Angeles was the place most likely to trigger the vortex effect and how Joan avoided triggering this effect.

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