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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. How many pounds does Joan gain before her wedding?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

2. Who is Leda Sprott?
(a) Spiritualist.
(b) Dentist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

3. Whose death does Joan learn about in Chapter 11?
(a) Aunt Lou.
(b) Mother.
(c) Aunt Denise.
(d) Grandmother.

4. Who is Mavis Quilp?
(a) Paul's mother.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Joan's elderly aunt.
(d) Paul's pseudonym.

5. What does Terremoto mean in Italian?
(a) Angry mountain.
(b) Earthquake.
(c) Rocky land.
(d) By the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character in the book?

2. What job does Joan take after high school?

3. How does Joan react when she sees E.P. Revele?

4. What letter is missing from Joan's typewriter?

5. What does the landlord sell to Joan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Joan's relationship with Arthur based on lies?

2. Explain why Joan does not tell her husband Arthur that she writes Costume Gothic novels.

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

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

5. What is the significance of Joan seeing her mother's astral body?

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

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

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

9. Describe Joan's first encounter with Arthur.

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

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