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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Joan view the two types of people in life?
(a) Calm or tense.
(b) Happy or depressed.
(c) Ugly or beautiful.
(d) Heavy or thin.

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

3. What does Joan's husband Arthur not like about Joan's clothing choices?
(a) Silk and lace.
(b) Old sweaters.
(c) Wild colors.
(d) Sandals.

4. How does Joan learn of her mother's death?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Phone call from her father.
(c) Letter.
(d) Telegram.

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

6. What kind of dreams does Joan have of her mother?
(a) None.
(b) Easily forgotten.
(c) Nightmares.
(d) Loving.

7. 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) Turns white.
(c) Gets cut.
(d) Falls out.

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

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

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

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

12. How does Joan feel when she can't find time to write?
(a) Irritated.
(b) Happier.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Blocked.

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

14. How many lives does Joan believe she leads?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

15. What does Joan remember as her favorite childhood activity?
(a) Watching TV.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Watching her mother apply her makeup.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan start writing while living with Paul?

2. Who gets the fortune "It is often best to be oneself."

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

4. How are Joan and her fictional character similar?

5. How many pounds does Joan gain before her wedding?

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