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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Joan get paid for her first manuscript?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

2. What happens to Joan's hair while she's looking in the mirror in her bedroom when her parents go out?
(a) Catches on fire.
(b) Gets cut.
(c) Turns white.
(d) Falls out.

3. What does Joan buy in Rome?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Portable typewriter.
(d) Car.

4. What pet is Joan allowed to have?
(a) Fish.
(b) Hamster.
(c) Snake.
(d) Cat.

5. Why does Joan hide her career as a novelist from Arthur?
(a) He would feel jealous.
(b) She wants to surprise him later.
(c) She thinks he will disapprove.
(d) The publisher forbid it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joan see at the Canadian National Exhibition?

2. What does Joan's father say about how her mother died?

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

4. What is the central health issue of Joan's childhood?

5. What does Joan remember as her favorite childhood activity?

(see the answer key)

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