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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Chuck Brewer bring Joan a hat?
(a) To avoid sunburn.
(b) For playacting.
(c) To wear in the garden.
(d) He wants to elope with her.

2. Who moves in with Arthur and Joan?
(a) Sam.
(b) Don.
(c) Louise.
(d) Marlene.

3. Why is Chuck Brewer interested in Arthur?
(a) He wants to join his political cause.
(b) He knew Arthur in high school.
(c) He wonders why Joan won't leave him.
(d) He wants to offer him a job.

4. 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) Run.
(c) Work on her novel.
(d) Defend herself.

5. What stops Joan from trying to write a different kind of novel?
(a) Her belief in happy endings.
(b) Creativity.
(c) Inspiration.
(d) Lack of encouragement.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What does Fraser Buchanan threaten to reveal about Joan?
(a) Her future plans.
(b) Her poor cooking skills.
(c) Her publishing contract.
(d) Her past and double life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Joan seem to finish writing her romance novel?

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

3. Now that Joan is living in Terremoto, what is happening with the sale of her book?

4. Why do Joan's fans contact her?

5. Who confesses to the police that she took her father's dynamite?

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