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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan's father say about how her mother died?
(a) She died in her sleep.
(b) That she fell down the stairs and broke her neck.
(c) She had a terrible illness.
(d) She was sick for a long time.

2. What is the central health issue of Joan's childhood?
(a) Obesity.
(b) Blindness.
(c) Anorexia.
(d) Diabetes.

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

4. Who does Joan want to see to discover more about how her mother died?
(a) Priest.
(b) Aunt Lou.
(c) Mother's doctor.
(d) Leda Sprott.

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

6. In Chapter 12, how long does it take Joan to write a chapter of her novel?
(a) One week.
(b) An afternoon.
(c) One month.
(d) Four days.

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

8. What performance does Joan remember?
(a) Dance.
(b) Violin.
(c) Drama.
(d) Singing.

9. What does Joan hide from Arthur about her past?
(a) Father's address.
(b) Love of coffee.
(c) Fear of heights.
(d) Weight loss.

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

11. What does Joan believe about her marriage?
(a) It is worse than most.
(b) Arthur is happier than other husbands.
(c) It is just like her friends'.
(d) It is happier than most.

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

13. Where does Joan decide to move?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Scotland.

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

15. What title does the publisher give Joan's new book?
(a) Lady Oracle.
(b) Glass Wings & Icicle Teeth.
(c) Love Sonnets.
(d) The RedGold Lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Joan like to go to the movies with?

2. Why does Joan begin to fear Paul?

3. What photograph does Joan submit to the publisher?

4. What letter is missing from Joan's typewriter?

5. Who is Joan's fictional heroine?

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