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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. Where does Joan go on Tuesday evenings as a young girl?
(a) Brownies.
(b) Cello lesson.
(c) Gymnastics.
(d) Book club.

2. Why does Joan hide her career as a novelist from Arthur?
(a) She wants to surprise him later.
(b) She thinks he will disapprove.
(c) The publisher forbid it.
(d) He would feel jealous.

3. Who gets the fortune "It is often best to be oneself."
(a) Joan.
(b) Sam.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Arthur.

4. What is the relationship between Arthur and Joan?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) They are coworkers.
(c) They are brother and sister.
(d) They are husband and wife.

5. How does Paul escape from Poland during the Russian Invasion?
(a) Car.
(b) By ski.
(c) Helicopter.
(d) Train.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan try to help her write a new book using the new theme?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Joan's mother chastise her about?

3. When Joan looks in the photograph album, what is wrong with the photos of her father?

4. What does Joan eat to make her mother angry?

5. How does Arthur respond to Joan's bad cooking?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Joan's mother try to control Joan's weight?

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

4. Why does Joan want to start a new life?

5. Why does Joan find it difficult to write when Arthur is depressed?

6. How does Joan use her personal fears and concerns within the plot of the novel she is writing?

7. Describe Joan's approach to meeting Paul and having a relationship with him.

8. Who does Leda Sprott see standing behind Joan at the Spiritualists' meeting?

9. How does Arthur make it easy for Joan to continue to lie to him?

10. What role does Marlene Pugh reappearance in Joan's life play?

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