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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 Joan eat to make her mother angry?
(a) An onion.
(b) Six chocolate bars.
(c) Too many strawberries.
(d) Half an orange layer cake.

2. Who is the main character in the book?
(a) Arthur Foster.
(b) Leda Sprott.
(c) Marlene Pugh.
(d) Joan Foster.

3. Who does Joan think of as she stands on the street outside the secondhand store in Rome?
(a) Mother.
(b) Aunt Lou.
(c) Landlord.
(d) Arthur.

4. What title does the publisher give Joan's new book?
(a) Glass Wings & Icicle Teeth.
(b) The RedGold Lady.
(c) Lady Oracle.
(d) Love Sonnets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What flower is the man in the ravine holding?

2. What photograph does Joan submit to the publisher?

3. Who is E.P. Revele?

4. What is Arthur protesting in the park?

5. How many lives does Joan believe she leads?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Joan change after becoming willing to publish Lady Oracle under her own name?

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

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

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

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

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

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