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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Fraser Buchanan?
(a) A former journalist.
(b) A firefighter.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A publisher.

2. As a result of the book, Joan has her first what?
(a) Trip to America.
(b) Vacation in Bahamas.
(c) Television appearance.
(d) Huge royalty advance.

3. Who is Chuck Brewer?
(a) Don.
(b) Fraser Buchanan.
(c) Sam.
(d) Royal Porcupine.

4. Who does Joan ask to help with her plan to get away?
(a) Sam and Marlene.
(b) Chuck Brewer.
(c) Paul.
(d) Arthur.

5. Toward the end of the novel, who does Joan imagine suffocating her while she relaxes on her balcony in Terremoto?
(a) The Butcher.
(b) Her landlord.
(c) The Fat Lady.
(d) Her mother's ghost.

6. Who sees Felicia and Otterly in the maze?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Tom the coachman.
(c) The maid.
(d) Redmond.

7. Who does Joan sees as she swims to shore?
(a) Arthur.
(b) The police.
(c) Royal Porcupine.
(d) A picnicking family.

8. What name does Joan use to purchase a ticket to Rome?
(a) Joan Delacourt.
(b) Lou Foster.
(c) Louisa K. Delacourt.
(d) Joan Foster.

9. What do the police find that makes them suspicious?
(a) A life preserver.
(b) Joan's dress.
(c) Joan's shoes.
(d) A note from Joan.

10. What does Marlene claim she did to help Joan out of the water?
(a) Jump in to save her.
(b) Pull her out of the water.
(c) Throw her a rope.
(d) Throw her a life preserver.

11. What solution does Joan offer to Arthur's political group?
(a) To resolve issues peacefully.
(b) To sleep on their ideas and decide in the morning.
(c) To stop acting out.
(d) To blow up peace bridge.

12. Who is watching the Olympic doubles figure-skating championships?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Chuck Brewer.
(c) Sam.
(d) Arthur.

13. Who does Joan want to get out of jail in Toronto?
(a) Mr. Morgan.
(b) Royal Porcupine.
(c) Sam.
(d) Sam and Marlene.

14. 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?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Aunt Lou.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Her father.

15. What does Joan do to her feet while dancing on the balcony?
(a) Gets them sunburned.
(b) Cuts them on glass.
(c) A tarantula bites them.
(d) They swell up after dancing too much.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Chuck Brewer tell Joan he loves her?

2. How does Joan plan to leave town?

3. What stops Joan from trying to write a different kind of novel?

4. What does the landlord's father discover?

5. What does Joan want to tell Arthur at the beginning of Chapter 27?

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