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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marlene claim she did to help Joan out of the water?
(a) Jump in to save her.
(b) Pull her out of the water.
(c) Throw her a life preserver.
(d) Throw her a rope.

2. What does Joan consider sending the police in Canada to let them know she's alive?
(a) A letter confessing her part in the plot.
(b) A photograph of her and Mr. Vitroni.
(c) A tape recording of her voice.
(d) A finger, an autograph, or a tooth.

3. Who is Joan having an affair with?
(a) Sam.
(b) Royal Porcupine.
(c) Gerald.
(d) David.

4. Who gives an eye witness account of Joan falling off the boat?
(a) Passing boaters.
(b) Children swimming.
(c) The picnicking family.
(d) Sam.

5. Why can't Joan drive her car?
(a) It has been stolen.
(b) The gas has been drained.
(c) She has a flat tire.
(d) The window is smashed.

6. What does Joan hide in Royal Porcupine's basement?
(a) Old pamphlets.
(b) Books.
(c) Dynamite.
(d) Secret journals.

7. Who sends an envelope filled with newspaper clippings to Joan in Terremoto?
(a) Sam.
(b) Paul.
(c) Fraser Buchanan.
(d) Arthur.

8. Who does Joan want to get out of jail in Toronto?
(a) Royal Porcupine.
(b) Sam.
(c) Mr. Morgan.
(d) Sam and Marlene.

9. Who is arrested for murder?
(a) Sam and Marlene.
(b) Royal Porcupine.
(c) Paul.
(d) Arthur.

10. What insects does Joan feed sugar water?
(a) Flies.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Ants.
(d) Butterflies.

11. What do the older townspeople believe Joan will bring them?
(a) Good luck.
(b) Bad luck.
(c) Money.
(d) Novels.

12. Who enters her flat while Joan is taking a bath?
(a) Paul.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Chuck Brewer.
(d) Fraser Buchanan.

13. What does Joan learn about herself at the end of the novel?
(a) She is safe in Terremoto.
(b) She is ready to move to Rome.
(c) That she has made a mess, but she will never be a tidy person.
(d) The stranger will take care of her.

14. How does Joan describe the townspeople's actions toward her?
(a) Jealous.
(b) As a conspiracy.
(c) Concerned.
(d) Generous.

15. Who sees Felicia and Otterly in the maze?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Tom the coachman.
(c) The maid.
(d) Redmond.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Joan and Royal Porcupine like to eat?

2. Who is watching the Olympic doubles figure-skating championships?

3. Who are the four women Felicia meets in the maze?

4. What animal does Joan help the artist bring home?

5. As she is crouched behind her door in her flat in Terremoto, what does Joan do when she hears someone knocking at the door?

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