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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did the drug cost that Quintana was given to treat her sepsis?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $5,600.
(c) $17,000.
(d) $7,500.

2. How much did it cost in the late 1960's to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco or Sacramento or San Jose for a round trip flight?
(a) $26.
(b) $58.
(c) $99.
(d) $149.

3. Before Quintana became ill, where had she and her husband planned to spend Christmas night and a few days?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Maine.

4. What was Quintana's temperature the first time she went to the emergency room?
(a) 103.
(b) 105.
(c) 102.
(d) 104.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many paramedics did Joan think came when she called for an ambulance?

2. How did John's father die?

3. What was the date on the computer file that contained the first few lines that Joan wrote after her husband's death?

4. How often did Joan and John walk?

5. Where was Quintana born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joan, Gerry and Tony plan to tell Quintana that her father died?

2. What one object did Sara Mankiewicz remove from her house when John and Joan rented it and why?

3. How did John, Joan, Gerry and Quintana spend Thanksgiving 2003?

4. How did friends and relatives help Joan in the first three weeks after John died?

5. Where did Joan and John walk together during their morning walks?

6. Why was John depressed in 2003?

7. How did Joan describe people who recently lost someone?

8. Describe John's funeral.

9. Why did Joan write "The Year of Magical Thinking"?

10. What incidents indicated that Joan was not thinking clearly?

(see the answer keys)

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