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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. Where does Joan visit her father?
(a) At home.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) At a restaurant.
(d) At the beach.

2. What job does Joan love doing at the Sportsmen's Show?
(a) Food seller.
(b) Water girl.
(c) Arrow girl.
(d) Ticket seller.

3. How does Arthur rescue Joan in front of the mirror?
(a) Fighting off an intruder.
(b) By shaking her awake.
(c) Picking up broken pieces of glass.
(d) Helping her bandage a cut.

4. Who does Joan see at the Canadian National Exhibition?
(a) Her favorite teacher.
(b) The Fat Lady.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her parents.

5. What does Joan's husband Arthur not like about Joan's clothing choices?
(a) Wild colors.
(b) Old sweaters.
(c) Silk and lace.
(d) Sandals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joan first meet Paul, the Polish Count?

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

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

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

5. How does Arthur respond to Joan's bad cooking?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Joan bury her clothes?

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

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

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

6. Why does Joan want to start a new life?

7. How does Joan allow Paul to treat her?

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

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

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

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