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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Joan like to go to the movies with?
(a) Aunt Lou.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her mother.

3. Where does Joan go on Tuesday evenings as a young girl?
(a) Cello lesson.
(b) Brownies.
(c) Book club.
(d) Gymnastics.

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

5. Who is Joan's fictional heroine?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Antonia.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Rosalind.

6. Who is near Joan's car when she returns from the post office in Terremoto?
(a) Sam.
(b) Children.
(c) Landlord.
(d) Arthur.

7. Who is the main character in the book?
(a) Leda Sprott.
(b) Marlene Pugh.
(c) Joan Foster.
(d) Arthur Foster.

8. What does Terremoto mean in Italian?
(a) By the sea.
(b) Rocky land.
(c) Angry mountain.
(d) Earthquake.

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

10. Who does Arthur want Joan to meet when he takes her to Young Lok Gardens to celebrate?
(a) Larry.
(b) His boss.
(c) His parents.
(d) Dan and Marlene Pugh.

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

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

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

14. Who gets the fortune "It is often best to be oneself."
(a) Marlene.
(b) Joan.
(c) Sam.
(d) Arthur.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan try to help her write a new book using the new theme?

2. What does Joan buy in Rome?

3. Why does Joan get scared when she's working on her novel in her apartment in Terremoto?

4. When Joan looks in the photograph album, what is wrong with the photos of her father?

5. What photograph does Joan submit to the publisher?

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