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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Arthur respond to Joan's bad cooking?
(a) He makes gourmet meals himself.
(b) He criticizes her.
(c) They go to expensive restaurants.
(d) It cheers him up.

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

11. In Chapter 9, what does Joan believe she excelled at in high school?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Sports.
(c) Making friends.
(d) Feeling confident.

12. What job does Joan love doing at the Sportsmen's Show?
(a) Ticket seller.
(b) Arrow girl.
(c) Food seller.
(d) Water girl.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joan first meet Paul, the Polish Count?

2. How much does Joan get paid for her first manuscript?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Joan's mother chastise her about?

4. How does Paul escape from Poland during the Russian Invasion?

5. In Chapter 3, what is the weather when Joan awakens?

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