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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. After her landlord tells Joan about the stranger looking for her, what awakens Joan during the night?
(a) A dog barking.
(b) Neighbors making noise.
(c) Footsteps outside her window.
(d) Gurgling water from the basin.

2. Where do Joan and Arthur travel to?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Greece.
(d) Montreal.

3. As she is crouched behind her door in her flat in Terremoto, what does Joan do when she hears someone knocking at the door?
(a) She looks through the peep hole.
(b) She asks who is there.
(c) She pretends she isn't there.
(d) She decides to open the door.

4. How does Joan plan to leave town?
(a) To walk out unnoticed.
(b) Bus.
(c) Borrow a car.
(d) Motorbike.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends an envelope filled with newspaper clippings to Joan in Terremoto?

2. Now that Joan is living in Terremoto, what is happening with the sale of her book?

3. Who is Joan having an affair with?

4. What kind of swimmer does Joan's father say she is?

5. Why is Chuck Brewer interested in Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Joan let go of her past?

5. In Chapter 31, how is it clear that Joan is beginning to unravel?

6. Who is Fraser Buchanan?

7. Why is Joan having trouble writing about her character Charlotte and the ending of her novel?

8. Explain how Joan uses lies to allow herself a vacation to Italy.

9. Why is it important that Joan decides to stay and defend herself rather than run?

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

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