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The Year of Magical Thinking
Chapter 17 Quick Quiz
The Year of Magical Thinking
by:
Joan Didion
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary and Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3 and 4
Chapters 5 and 6
Chapters 7 and 8
Chapter 9 and 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapters 15 and 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapters 19–21
Chapter 22
Characters
Character List
Joan Didion
John Gregory Dunne
Quintana Roo Dunne
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapters 3 and 4
Chapters 5 and 6
Chapters 7 and 8
Chapter 9 and 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapters 13 and 14
Chapters 15 and 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapters 19–21
Chapter 22
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Chapter 17 Quiz
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Chapter 17 Quiz
1
of 5
Didion observes that we expect to be crazy and inconsolable when dealing with grief, but not ___.
Frightened
So calm
Busy
Literally crazy
2
of 5
Didion feels that after a death, the funeral itself is ___.
Terrifying
Confusing
Soothing
Exciting
3
of 5
As a child, what gave Didion comfort when she was fearful of meaninglessness?
Geology
Religion
Literature
Astrology
4
of 5
With no one to talk to, Didion turns into herself, which leads her to ___.
Introspection
Self-pity
Resentment
Over-confidence
5
of 5
Didion says that ___ is time and the denial of time.
Loss
Death
Marriage
The future
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CHARACTERS
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CHARACTERS
Joan Didion: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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