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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 does Paul offer to Joan?
(a) To be her husband.
(b) To live with him.
(c) To teach her Polish.
(d) To escort her back to her mother's home.

2. What does Joan believe about her marriage?
(a) It is worse than most.
(b) Arthur is happier than other husbands.
(c) It is just like her friends'.
(d) It is happier than most.

3. How does Joan first meet Paul, the Polish Count?
(a) While at a resturaunt.
(b) Watching him at a sporting event.
(c) After falling off a double-decker bus.
(d) Through friends at a party.

4. What is Arthur protesting in the park?
(a) Banning the bomb.
(b) Equal rights.
(c) Fair trade.
(d) Factory closings.

5. Who is near Joan's car when she returns from the post office in Terremoto?
(a) Landlord.
(b) Children.
(c) Sam.
(d) Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Paul escape from Poland during the Russian Invasion?

3. How many pounds does Joan gain before her wedding?

4. What does Terremoto mean in Italian?

5. Who is Joan's fictional heroine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan allow Paul to treat her?

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

3. Why do the other girls treat Joan badly as they walk home from Brownies every Tuesday?

4. What are some similarities between Joan and her character Charlotte?

5. Describe Joan Foster's state of mind in Chapter 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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