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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 does Joan feel when she can't find time to write?
(a) Happier.
(b) Blocked.
(c) Irritated.
(d) Sleepy.

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

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

4. Who is Joan's fictional heroine?
(a) Rosalind.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Alexandra.
(d) Antonia.

5. What photograph does Joan submit to the publisher?
(a) Joan with her dog.
(b) Joan and Aunt Lou at the fair.
(c) Joan and Paul.
(d) Joan dressed in a gothic costume.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joan contact Arthur from Rome?

2. When Joan is brought home by the man who unties her from the tree, what does Joan's mother accuse her of?

3. Who is the author that Joan reads that makes Paul furious?

4. What does Joan remember as her favorite childhood activity?

5. What theme does Joan think she should add to her novels?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Joan try to stop the publication of Lady Oracle?

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

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

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

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

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