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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. Who was John's editor at "The New Yorker"?

2. What book did someone place on top of the books by John's chair?

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

4. How many letters did Joan have from John?

5. How old was Nick's daughter, Dominique, when she was in John and Joan's wedding?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What little things could Joan do for Quintana when she was at Rusk Institute?

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

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

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

9. What did Joan do in the summer when she began feeling fragile and unstable?

10. Did Joan believe that wild things feel loss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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