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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stops Joan from trying to write a different kind of novel?
(a) Her belief in happy endings.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Lack of encouragement.
(d) Creativity.

2. What is Arthur protesting in the park?
(a) Fair trade.
(b) Banning the bomb.
(c) Factory closings.
(d) Equal rights.

3. What does Joan tell her landlord about why the man is looking for her?
(a) He wants to kill her.
(b) It's her husband.
(c) He's a friend.
(d) He wants to help her.

4. Who does Joan imagine is skating on the television program?
(a) The Fat Lady.
(b) A writer.
(c) Sam.
(d) Royal Porcupine.

5. Who is the author that Joan reads that makes Paul furious?
(a) Bertrand Russell.
(b) EB White.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Virginia Woolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What good news does Joan tell Arthur after meeting with Mr. Sturgess?

2. Who is watching the Olympic doubles figure-skating championships?

3. What does the landlord's father discover?

4. What happens to Joan's hair while she's looking in the mirror in her bedroom when her parents go out?

5. How does Arthur rescue Joan in front of the mirror?

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