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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan consider sending the police in Canada to let them know she's alive?
(a) A tape recording of her voice.
(b) A letter confessing her part in the plot.
(c) A photograph of her and Mr. Vitroni.
(d) A finger, an autograph, or a tooth.

2. Who is Joan having an affair with?
(a) Royal Porcupine.
(b) Gerald.
(c) David.
(d) Sam.

3. Why can't Joan seem to finish writing her romance novel?
(a) She needs to rewrite the first chapter.
(b) She can't figure out a suitable ending.
(c) She has decided to make it longer.
(d) She spends too much time socializing instead of writing.

4. What does Joan use as a weapon to defend herself when a stranger knocks at her door in Terremoto?
(a) Scissors.
(b) Gun.
(c) A wine bottle.
(d) Baseball bat.

5. As Joan is writing her novel while in Terremoto, what character is she getting tired of because of their virtuous and tidy habits?
(a) Felicia.
(b) Redmond.
(c) Otterly.
(d) Charlotte.

6. Who gives an eye witness account of Joan falling off the boat?
(a) The picnicking family.
(b) Passing boaters.
(c) Children swimming.
(d) Sam.

7. What action does Joan fear from Chuck Brewer?
(a) Bad driving.
(b) Making her cry.
(c) Murder-suicide.
(d) Exposing her past.

8. What secret does Joan reveal about her source of inspiration?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Gothic mysteries.
(c) Political causes.
(d) Automatic writing.

9. Who does Joan believe is leaving her death notes?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mr. Zerdo.
(d) Mavis Quilp.

10. How does Joan help the political group?
(a) Moves out of the apartment.
(b) Cooks them food.
(c) Rents a car.
(d) Leaves them alone.

11. Who is Royal Porcupine?
(a) An SPCA leader.
(b) An artist.
(c) One of Joan's fans.
(d) A singer.

12. Who are the four women Felicia meets in the maze?
(a) Four long lost cousins.
(b) Four maids.
(c) They are all former Lady Redmonds.
(d) Four friends of hers.

13. Who moves in with Arthur and Joan?
(a) Don.
(b) Sam.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Louise.

14. How does Joan describe the townspeople's actions toward her?
(a) Generous.
(b) As a conspiracy.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Concerned.

15. What stops Joan from trying to write a different kind of novel?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Her belief in happy endings.
(c) Lack of encouragement.
(d) Creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters her flat while Joan is taking a bath?

2. What does Mr. Morgan tell the police he heard while he was picnicking on the beach?

3. When will the mysterious man that Mr. Vitroni spoke to return to town?

4. Toward the end of the novel, who does Joan imagine suffocating her while she relaxes on her balcony in Terremoto?

5. When Joan is standing on the terrace in the middle of the night after awaking from a dream, who does she finally decide to stop trying to make happy?

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