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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who considers herself an escape artist?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Leda Sprott.
(c) Joan.
(d) Felicia.

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

3. In Chapter 33, who does Joan dream is dressed in a navy blue suit and crying behind locked glass doors?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Mr. Vitroni.
(c) Mr. Vitroni's father.
(d) Fraser Buchanan.

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

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

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

7. Now that Joan is living in Terremoto, what is happening with the sale of her book?
(a) Slight increase.
(b) Sales are rapidly increasing.
(c) No one is interested.
(d) Staying the same.

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

9. What does Joan learn about herself at the end of the novel?
(a) She is ready to move to Rome.
(b) That she has made a mess, but she will never be a tidy person.
(c) The stranger will take care of her.
(d) She is safe in Terremoto.

10. Who is watching the Olympic doubles figure-skating championships?
(a) Chuck Brewer.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Sam.

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

12. What is the name of the restaurant that Joan goes to with the Polish Count?
(a) Gauloise.
(b) Panza's.
(c) Zerdo's.
(d) Bitty Bit.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man's profession who is looking for Joan in Terremoto near the end of the book?

2. As she is crouched behind her door in her flat in Terremoto, what does Joan do when she hears someone knocking at the door?

3. What does Marlene claim she did to help Joan out of the water?

4. What is the title of Joan's romance novel?

5. As Joan is writing her novel while in Terremoto, what character is she getting tired of because of their virtuous and tidy habits?

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