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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joan like to go to the movies with?
(a) Her friend.
(b) Aunt Lou.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

2. How does Joan learn of her mother's death?
(a) Letter.
(b) Telegram.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Phone call from her father.

3. Why does Joan hide her career as a novelist from Arthur?
(a) She thinks he will disapprove.
(b) She wants to surprise him later.
(c) The publisher forbid it.
(d) He would feel jealous.

4. Why does Joan think her book will sell?
(a) Arthur's praise.
(b) Good reviews.
(c) Joan's confidence.
(d) Marlene's support.

5. Who does Joan imagine is skating on the television program?
(a) A writer.
(b) Royal Porcupine.
(c) The Fat Lady.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joan think stole the first eight pages of her manuscript?

2. Why does Joan get scared when she's working on her novel in her apartment in Terremoto?

3. Who does Joan think of as she stands on the street outside the secondhand store in Rome?

4. What does Joan's father say about how her mother died?

5. What color is Joan's hair in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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