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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the landlord offer Joan when she tells him she doesn't want the stranger arrested?
(a) Helpful advice.
(b) A ride to town.
(c) A stronger lock for her door.
(d) A home away from town that she can rent.

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

3. Why can't Joan seem to finish writing her romance novel?
(a) She spends too much time socializing instead of writing.
(b) She can't figure out a suitable ending.
(c) She needs to rewrite the first chapter.
(d) She has decided to make it longer.

4. What does Joan believe will happen if she goes to the secluded house?
(a) She will become more relaxed.
(b) She will be happier with her housing conditions.
(c) Mr. Vitroni will protect her.
(d) She will be held prisoner.

5. What does Joan plan to steal?
(a) Marlene's diary.
(b) Arthur's money.
(c) Fraser Buchanan's notebook.
(d) Paul's new novel.

6. 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) Work on her novel.
(b) Take a shower.
(c) Defend herself.
(d) Run.

7. When Joan goes to town in Terremoto, who is unfriendly and doesn't help her with using the correct words?
(a) Joan's mother.
(b) Priest.
(c) The butcher and his wife.
(d) Mr. Vitroni.

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. When Joan is standing on the terrace in the middle of the night after awaking from a dream, who does she finally decide to stop trying to make happy?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Aunt Lou.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

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

15. Who is Fraser Buchanan?
(a) A former journalist.
(b) A publisher.
(c) A firefighter.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan realize her character Charlotte must do in her romance novel?

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

3. Why does the reporter lend Joan plane fare?

4. What kind of art does Joan find at the art show?

5. Where do Joan and Arthur travel to?

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