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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan use as a weapon to defend herself when a stranger knocks at her door in Terremoto?
(a) Scissors.
(b) A wine bottle.
(c) Gun.
(d) Baseball bat.

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

3. Who confesses to the police that she took her father's dynamite?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Joan.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Felicia.

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

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

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

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

8. What name does Joan use to purchase a ticket to Rome?
(a) Louisa K. Delacourt.
(b) Joan Foster.
(c) Joan Delacourt.
(d) Lou Foster.

9. Toward the end of the novel, who does Joan imagine suffocating her while she relaxes on her balcony in Terremoto?
(a) Her landlord.
(b) The Fat Lady.
(c) The Butcher.
(d) Her mother's ghost.

10. Who says "Pull yourself together"?
(a) Joan.
(b) Sam.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Arthur.

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

12. As a result of the book, Joan has her first what?
(a) Huge royalty advance.
(b) Trip to America.
(c) Vacation in Bahamas.
(d) Television appearance.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Morgan tell the police he heard while he was picnicking on the beach?

2. What does Joan find on her doorstep?

3. Who moves in with Arthur and Joan?

4. What does Fraser Buchanan want from Joan?

5. What does Joan wash out in the basin?

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