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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said that self-pity is "our worst enemy"?
(a) D. H. Lawrence.
(b) Philippe Aries.
(c) C. S. Lewis.
(d) Helen Keller.

2. When John's funeral took place, how many months had it been since Quintana's wedding?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 3 months.

3. After John's death, which of John's novels did Joan realize was about grief?
(a) Playland.
(b) Dutch Shea, Jr.
(c) The Studio.
(d) Nothing Lost.

4. Who wrote "A Grief Observed"?
(a) Martha Whitmore.
(b) H. Norman Wright.
(c) C.S. Lewis.
(d) Elisabeth Kubler-Ross.

5. What year was it when John and Joan were at a red light and saw the driver suddenly slump over his steering wheel?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of a dog did Joan and John have in 1987?

2. According to Quintana, what sandwich did she and Joan share when the plane that was transporting them to New York stopped to refuel?

3. Where was the male patient from who lay to the left of Quintana's bed at UCLA?

4. Where was the funeral for John held?

5. How old was Joan when she despised the book "Leftover Life to Kill"?

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