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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. When does Chuck Brewer tell Joan he loves her?

2. Who is Joan having an affair with?

3. Who does Joan believe is leaving her death notes?

4. What do the police find that makes them suspicious?

5. What name does Joan use to purchase a ticket to Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 28, why does Joan feel she has to "get away, as quickly as possible?"

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

3. Explain Arthur's response to the publication of Lady Oracle.

4. Why do you think Joan likes leading a dual life between Arthur and Royal Porcupine?

5. How does Joan let go of her past?

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

7. What are Paul's intentions towards Joan?

8. What kind of love does Royal Porcupine express for Joan?

9. Why does Royal Porcupine believe his art exhibit is important?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Joan's actions that show her as a woman who is independent but also submissive to the men in her life. When she leaves her double life behind, how does she begin to show that she is becoming more assertive?

Essay Topic 2

Joan understands that she is an "escape artist" and that she is happiest when she is in danger. Discuss several instances in the novel when Joan is at her best when in danger. How does her personality change?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 8, Joan's mother asks, "What have I ever done to make you behave like this?" when Joan arrives home in a lime green coat covering her substantial bulk. Discuss the reasons Joan uses her weight to taunt her mother and what Joan's mother consistently does to her as a child.

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