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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. When Joan wants to get out of her life, what does she plan to do at the end of Chapter 28?
(a) Fake her death.
(b) Get an advance from her publisher.
(c) Write more frequently.
(d) Leave with Paul.

2. How does Joan plan to leave town?
(a) Motorbike.
(b) Borrow a car.
(c) To walk out unnoticed.
(d) Bus.

3. Who does Joan sees as she swims to shore?
(a) A picnicking family.
(b) The police.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Royal Porcupine.

4. As Joan is writing her novel while in Terremoto, what character is she getting tired of because of their virtuous and tidy habits?
(a) Otterly.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Redmond.
(d) Felicia.

5. What secret does Joan reveal about her source of inspiration?
(a) Political causes.
(b) Automatic writing.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Gothic mysteries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the restaurant that Joan goes to with the Polish Count?

2. What stops Joan from trying to write a different kind of novel?

3. What does Arthur do to the police officer?

4. What does Fraser Buchanan want from Joan?

5. Who is watching the Olympic doubles figure-skating championships?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan use her novel to explore her own life?

2. How is the final chapter a resolution to Joan's lies and secrets?

3. In Chapter 31, how is it clear that Joan is beginning to unravel?

4. Who is Fraser Buchanan?

5. What kind of love does Royal Porcupine express for Joan?

6. Why does Royal Porcupine believe his art exhibit is important?

7. How do people in town respond when they see Joan?

8. What is the significance of the discovery of Joan's buried clothes?

9. How does Joan react when she reads the newspaper clippings that Sam sends her?

10. How does Joan take responsibility for her actions when she hears about Sam's arrest?

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