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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the central health issue of Joan's childhood?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Obesity.

2. What kind of accident does Joan use to fake her death?
(a) Boating accident.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Avalanche.
(d) Falling off a bridge.

3. What pet is Joan allowed to have?
(a) Hamster.
(b) Cat.
(c) Snake.
(d) Fish.

4. What flower is the man in the ravine holding?
(a) Rose.
(b) Daffodil.
(c) Primrose.
(d) Lily.

5. How does Joan feel when she can't find time to write?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Happier.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Blocked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Arthur when his political causes fail?

2. Who does Joan think of as she stands on the street outside the secondhand store in Rome?

3. Who gets the fortune "It is often best to be oneself."

4. Why does Joan hide her career as a novelist from Arthur?

5. What is Arthur's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the implications of Joan sending Arthur a postcard from Rome?

2. Describe Joan's search for a fresh approach to her writing.

3. How does Joan see her father differently after she returns home for the funeral?

4. Why is discovering that Paul writes romance novels valuable to Joan's life?

5. Why does Joan bury her clothes?

6. Describe the significance of Aunt Lou's inheritance on Joan's life.

7. Why is Joan's childhood ballet recital such a traumatic experience for her?

8. Describe Arthur's state of mind in Chapter 20.

9. Describe Joan's first encounter with Arthur.

10. Why does Joan like to go to the movies with her Aunt Lou?

(see the answer keys)

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