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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Quintana born?
(a) Fullerton.
(b) Holmby Hills.
(c) Malibu.
(d) Santa Monica.

2. When did an author write "Mourning and Melancholia"?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1903.

3. What poet did John's brother Nick read at the funeral?
(a) Horace.
(b) Lucan.
(c) Ennius.
(d) Catullus.

4. 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.

5. What type of ATM card did John have in his pocket when he died?
(a) Chase.
(b) Wells Fargo.
(c) Bank of America.
(d) Capital One.

6. Who was Quintana's best friend from California?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Susan.
(c) Betsy.
(d) Marlene.

7. Where did John take Quintana so Joan could finish her first column for "Life"?
(a) Waikiki Aquarium.
(b) Out to eat.
(c) A playground.
(d) Honolulu Zoo.

8. What day of the week did John die?
(a) Monday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Thursday.

9. Who cleaned the blood on the living room floor after John died?
(a) Manuel.
(b) Roberto.
(c) Jose.
(d) Felipe.

10. Where was the funeral for John held?
(a) Church of St. Augustine.
(b) Church of St. Anthony of Padua.
(c) Church of Christ the King.
(d) Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

11. What color were John's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Gray.

12. How did John's father die?
(a) A construction accident.
(b) A stroke.
(c) Cardiac arrest.
(d) A car accident.

13. What Matthew Arnold poem did Joan mention reading in Chapter 4?
(a) The Forsaken Merman.
(b) A Dream.
(c) The Buried Life.
(d) Dover Beach.

14. What was the date when Quintana was told her father died?
(a) January 2, 2004.
(b) February 3, 2004.
(c) January 15, 2004.
(d) December 31, 2004.

15. When did John and Joan visit the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's office?
(a) 1979 or 1980.
(b) 1985 or 1986.
(c) 1987 or 1988.
(d) 1990 or 1991.

Short Answer Questions

1. Quintana was a patient at Beth Israel Medical Center's Singer Division, when did that hospital close?

2. What type of clothing did Joan buy to wear in Los Angeles?

3. Who wrote the book John was reading the night he died?

4. How many people attended John and Joan's wedding?

5. What was the date of John's funeral?

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