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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. What flower is the man in the ravine holding?
(a) Daffodil.
(b) Primrose.
(c) Lily.
(d) Rose.

2. What does Joan believe about her marriage?
(a) It is just like her friends'.
(b) It is worse than most.
(c) It is happier than most.
(d) Arthur is happier than other husbands.

3. How are Joan and her fictional character similar?
(a) They both have frightening experiences with men.
(b) They both have brothers.
(c) They like to dance.
(d) They share the same last name.

4. Who does Joan think of as she stands on the street outside the secondhand store in Rome?
(a) Aunt Lou.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Mother.
(d) Landlord.

5. Who is Joan's fictional heroine?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Antonia.
(d) Rosalind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new thing does Joan try in Chapter 10?

2. What kind of accident does Joan use to fake her death?

3. Where does Joan find her manuscript?

4. Where has Joan met Marlene before?

5. Why does Joan hide her career as a novelist from Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Arthur's state of mind in Chapter 20.

2. Why do the other girls treat Joan badly as they walk home from Brownies every Tuesday?

3. Explain why Joan does not tell her husband Arthur that she writes Costume Gothic novels.

4. How does Joan use her personal fears and concerns within the plot of the novel she is writing?

5. Who does Leda Sprott see standing behind Joan at the Spiritualists' meeting?

6. Describe Leda Sprott's appearance and her significance at Joan's wedding.

7. Describe Joan's approach to meeting Paul and having a relationship with him.

8. How does Joan's mother try to control Joan's weight?

9. Why does Joan find it difficult to write when Arthur is depressed?

10. Describe the significance of Aunt Lou's inheritance on Joan's life.

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