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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kind of accident does Joan use to fake her death?
(a) Boating accident.
(b) Falling off a bridge.
(c) Avalanche.
(d) Car accident.

6. What is Arthur's job?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Teaching Assistant.
(d) Writer.

7. What good news does Joan tell Arthur after meeting with Mr. Sturgess?
(a) She is expecting a baby.
(b) She has a job lead for him.
(c) She has won a vacation.
(d) She is publishing a book.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Joan's mother do to her when Joan tells her she is planning to move from home?
(a) Stabs her with a knife.
(b) Helps her pack.
(c) Pleads with her to stay.
(d) Buys her dishes.

13. What is Arthur protesting in the park?
(a) Factory closings.
(b) Equal rights.
(c) Banning the bomb.
(d) Fair trade.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan remember as her favorite childhood activity?

2. Where does Joan first meet Arthur?

3. Why does Joan show up on Arthur's doorstep and ask to be his roommate?

4. When Joan returns to Arthur's flat in England, who is she surprised to see standing in the middle of the parlor?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Joan get rid of the hair she cuts off?

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