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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joan think of as she stands on the street outside the secondhand store in Rome?
(a) Aunt Lou.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Mother.
(d) Landlord.

2. What is the code word Sam uses in a letter to let Joan know that authorities believe she is dead?
(a) Good luck!
(b) All clear.
(c) Be well.
(d) Bethune.

3. In Chapter 5, what does Joan's mother chastise her about?
(a) Her weight.
(b) Her foul language.
(c) Her grades.
(d) Her boyfriend.

4. Whose death does Joan learn about in Chapter 11?
(a) Aunt Denise.
(b) Mother.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Aunt Lou.

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) The publisher forbid it.
(d) She thinks he will disapprove.

6. How does Joan contact Arthur from Rome?
(a) Email.
(b) Postcard with no address or signature.
(c) Letter.
(d) Telephone call.

7. How does Joan first meet Paul, the Polish Count?
(a) Watching him at a sporting event.
(b) While at a resturaunt.
(c) After falling off a double-decker bus.
(d) Through friends at a party.

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

9. What flower is the man in the ravine holding?
(a) Rose.
(b) Daffodil.
(c) Lily.
(d) Primrose.

10. Who is coming to visit Paul?
(a) Mother.
(b) Sister.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Ex-wife.

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

12. How does Joan react after her father tells her about her mother's death?
(a) Leaves the house.
(b) Feels guilty and eats nearly everything in the refrigerator.
(c) Talks with her father all night.
(d) Goes to sleep.

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

14. How are Joan and her fictional character similar?
(a) They both have brothers.
(b) They both have frightening experiences with men.
(c) They share the same last name.
(d) They like to dance.

15. What job does Joan take after high school?
(a) Chef.
(b) Waitress.
(c) Tutor.
(d) Librarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Joan decide to move?

2. Where has Joan met Marlene before?

3. What color is Joan's hair in Chapter 1?

4. Who is near Joan's car when she returns from the post office in Terremoto?

5. What kind of dreams does Joan have of her mother?

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