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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Around the same time Joan is getting anonymous calls, who telephones and invites her to dinner?
(a) Paul.
(b) Mr. Morton.
(c) Sam.
(d) Chuck Brewer.

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

3. When does Chuck Brewer tell Joan he loves her?
(a) Walking home after dinner.
(b) After the explosion.
(c) While she reads to him from her novel.
(d) While waltzing.

4. After her landlord tells Joan about the stranger looking for her, what awakens Joan during the night?
(a) Footsteps outside her window.
(b) Gurgling water from the basin.
(c) Neighbors making noise.
(d) A dog barking.

5. What is the man's profession who is looking for Joan in Terremoto near the end of the book?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Book publisher.
(c) Editor.
(d) Salesman.

6. When will the mysterious man that Mr. Vitroni spoke to return to town?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Four days.
(c) One week.
(d) The next day.

7. Who does Joan sees as she swims to shore?
(a) The police.
(b) Royal Porcupine.
(c) A picnicking family.
(d) Arthur.

8. When Joan decides not to run away from Terremoto and returns to her flat, what does she decide she must do as she crouches behind the door?
(a) Take a shower.
(b) Work on her novel.
(c) Run.
(d) Defend herself.

9. What does Arthur think of Joan's new book?
(a) He believes it is an attack on their marriage.
(b) He does not believe it is literary enough.
(c) He is happy it is successful.
(d) He says it is a triumph.

10. Who is Chuck Brewer?
(a) Fraser Buchanan.
(b) Don.
(c) Royal Porcupine.
(d) Sam.

11. Where do Joan and Arthur travel to?
(a) Greece.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

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

13. Why won't Joan write any more Costume Gothics?
(a) She doesn't have time.
(b) She forgot how.
(c) She has no more plot ideas.
(d) She thinks they are bad for her.

14. What does Felicia learn about Redmond in the maze?
(a) He is also lost in the maze.
(b) He looks healthy.
(c) He is devoted to her.
(d) He is a killer.

15. As Joan is writing her novel while in Terremoto, what character is she getting tired of because of their virtuous and tidy habits?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) Otterly.
(c) Redmond.
(d) Felicia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the restaurant that Joan goes to with the Polish Count?

2. Who does Joan ask to help with her plan to get away?

3. Who enters her flat while Joan is taking a bath?

4. How does Joan plan to leave town?

5. What does Joan tell her landlord about why the man is looking for her?

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