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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan need to do to earn money so she can return to Canada?
(a) Get a loan from the bank.
(b) Finish her novel.
(c) Sell her furniture.
(d) Get a loan from Arthur.

2. What new name does Joan take when she rents a room?
(a) Miss L. Delacourt.
(b) Ms. D. Foster.
(c) Miss Charlotte Smith.
(d) Miss Lou Foster.

3. What photograph does Joan submit to the publisher?
(a) Joan dressed in a gothic costume.
(b) Joan with her dog.
(c) Joan and Paul.
(d) Joan and Aunt Lou at the fair.

4. Where does Joan first meet Arthur?
(a) A cafe.
(b) Rome.
(c) Hyde Park.
(d) A bookstore.

5. When Joan is brought home by the man who unties her from the tree, what does Joan's mother accuse her of?
(a) Taking too long in the bathroom.
(b) Sneaking around.
(c) Eating too little.
(d) Talking loudly.

6. Who is Mavis Quilp?
(a) Paul's mother.
(b) Joan's elderly aunt.
(c) Paul's pseudonym.
(d) A neighbor.

7. What new thing does Joan try in Chapter 10?
(a) Automatic writing.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Calligraphy.
(d) Carpentry.

8. What does Joan try to help her write a new book using the new theme?
(a) Writing Coach.
(b) Writing outside.
(c) Lighting a candle and going into a trance.
(d) New computer.

9. How does Joan react when she sees E.P. Revele?
(a) Ignores her.
(b) Says hello.
(c) Laughs and hugs her.
(d) Almost faints.

10. Who does Joan think stole the first eight pages of her manuscript?
(a) Leda.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Chuck.
(d) Fraser.

11. What letter is missing from Joan's typewriter?
(a) B.
(b) K.
(c) T.
(d) P.

12. What is the profession of Joan's father?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Teacher.

13. When Joan looks in the photograph album, what is wrong with the photos of her father?
(a) They have captions beneath them.
(b) They are faded.
(c) They have been taken out.
(d) His face is missing in each photograph.

14. What kind of novels does Joan write?
(a) Children's stories.
(b) Costume Gothic novels.
(c) Crime mysteries.
(d) Science Fiction.

15. Who is E.P. Revele?
(a) Neighbor.
(b) Mrs. Symons.
(c) Mr. Stewart.
(d) Leda Sprott.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Joan take after high school?

2. Who does Joan think of as she stands on the street outside the secondhand store in Rome?

3. Where does Joan go on Tuesday evenings as a young girl?

4. Who does Arthur want Joan to meet when he takes her to Young Lok Gardens to celebrate?

5. How does Arthur respond to Joan's bad cooking?

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