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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What photograph does Joan submit to the publisher?

2. What does Joan's mother do to her when Joan tells her she is planning to move from home?

3. How many pounds does Joan gain before her wedding?

4. Who does Joan think stole the first eight pages of her manuscript?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Joan believe she excelled at in high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan begin to take on a new identity after leaving home?

2. Describe Joan's personality while in high school.

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

4. What role does Marlene Pugh reappearance in Joan's life play?

5. How is Joan's relationship with Arthur based on lies?

6. Why does Joan try to stop the publication of Lady Oracle?

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

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

9. Describe Joan's search for a fresh approach to her writing.

10. Why does Joan want to start a new life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Joan's father. What is her relationship with her father and what is his influence on her as a child?

Essay Topic 2

Joan works on a novel while she's in Terremoto and has trouble creating the ending. Do you find the storyline of Stalked by Love and the characters Felicia and Charlotte reflective of Joan's own conflicts and fears? Provide examples that show how Joan's life gets written into Stalked by Love.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Arthur's political causes. Does he seem to have a positive influence on political change? Why is it ironic that he and his resurgence group plan to blow up the Peace Bridge?

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