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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 new name does Joan take when she rents a room?
(a) Miss Lou Foster.
(b) Miss L. Delacourt.
(c) Ms. D. Foster.
(d) Miss Charlotte Smith.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of dreams does Joan have of her mother?

2. Where has Joan met Marlene before?

3. What title does the publisher give Joan's new book?

4. How does Arthur rescue Joan in front of the mirror?

5. What does Joan start writing while living with Paul?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joan bury her clothes?

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

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

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

5. Describe Joan's first encounter with Arthur.

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

7. How does Joan begin to take on a new identity after leaving home?

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

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

10. Describe Leda Sprott's appearance and her significance at Joan's wedding.

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