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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of art does Joan find at the art show?
(a) Bird watercolors.
(b) Bronzes of animals.
(c) Freezers containing run-over dead animals.
(d) Porcupine sculptures.

2. What does Arthur do to the police officer?
(a) Spits on him.
(b) Argues with him.
(c) Taunts him.
(d) Punches him.

3. Who does Joan imagine is skating on the television program?
(a) The Fat Lady.
(b) Sam.
(c) Royal Porcupine.
(d) A writer.

4. How does Chuck Brewer change physically?
(a) Loses weight.
(b) Cuts his hair and shaves his beard.
(c) Gets heavier.
(d) Grows a beard.

5. Who are the four women Felicia meets in the maze?
(a) Four long lost cousins.
(b) Four friends of hers.
(c) Four maids.
(d) They are all former Lady Redmonds.

6. As she is crouched behind her door in her flat in Terremoto, what does Joan do when she hears someone knocking at the door?
(a) She pretends she isn't there.
(b) She decides to open the door.
(c) She asks who is there.
(d) She looks through the peep hole.

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

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

9. Who does Joan ask to help with her plan to get away?
(a) Sam and Marlene.
(b) Paul.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Chuck Brewer.

10. What does Joan want to tell Arthur at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) She has a new idea for a book.
(b) She got a new job.
(c) She's having an affair.
(d) She loves to cook.

11. What do the police find that makes them suspicious?
(a) Joan's shoes.
(b) A note from Joan.
(c) Joan's dress.
(d) A life preserver.

12. What does the landlord's father discover?
(a) A buried tire.
(b) Joan's letter from Arthur.
(c) A crack in the foundation.
(d) Buried clothes.

13. What kind of boat does Joan rent?
(a) Canoe.
(b) Rowboat.
(c) Sailboat.
(d) Motorboat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Chuck Brewer tell Joan he loves her?

2. What does Joan use as a weapon to defend herself when a stranger knocks at her door in Terremoto?

3. What does Joan believe will happen if she goes to the secluded house?

4. What does Joan bring the reporter in the hospital?

5. Why do Joan's fans contact her?

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