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

2. Where do Joan and Royal Porcupine like to eat?
(a) McDonalds.
(b) Kentucky Fried Chicken.
(c) Thai Palace.
(d) Burger King.

3. Why can't Joan drive her car?
(a) The window is smashed.
(b) The gas has been drained.
(c) She has a flat tire.
(d) It has been stolen.

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

5. In Chapter 33, who does Joan dream is dressed in a navy blue suit and crying behind locked glass doors?
(a) Mr. Vitroni.
(b) Fraser Buchanan.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Mr. Vitroni's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What character does Joan begin dreaming of again when Marlene moves in with her and Arthur?

2. Why won't Joan write any more Costume Gothics?

3. What does Marlene claim she did to help Joan out of the water?

4. What does Joan wash out in the basin?

5. What does Fraser Buchanan want from Joan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the circumstances and symbolism behind Joan's cut feet.

2. What is the significance of the discovery of Joan's buried clothes?

3. What is Joan's reaction when she sees Royal Porcupine turned into Chuck Brewer?

4. Why does the presence of the strange man who talks with her landlord spur Joan to action?

5. What piece of evidence leads to Sam and Marlene's arrest?

6. How has Joan accomplished a transformation at the end of the novel?

7. How does Joan react when she reads the newspaper clippings that Sam sends her?

8. Describe Joan's inconsistent behavior with the Resurgent group.

9. How does Joan take responsibility for her actions when she hears about Sam's arrest?

10. How do people in town respond when they see Joan?

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