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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) Get an advance from her publisher.
(b) Write more frequently.
(c) Fake her death.
(d) Leave with Paul.

2. Toward the end of the novel, who does Joan imagine suffocating her while she relaxes on her balcony in Terremoto?
(a) The Butcher.
(b) The Fat Lady.
(c) Her mother's ghost.
(d) Her landlord.

3. Who sends an envelope filled with newspaper clippings to Joan in Terremoto?
(a) Sam.
(b) Paul.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Fraser Buchanan.

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

5. What does Redmond turn into when Felicia sees him in the maze?
(a) Fearful weakling.
(b) Skeleton.
(c) Raging monster.
(d) Ghost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan want to tell Arthur at the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. What kind of boat does Joan rent?

3. What insects does Joan feed sugar water?

4. When does Chuck Brewer tell Joan he loves her?

5. How does Joan plan to leave town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Joan uses lies to allow herself a vacation to Italy.

2. How has Joan accomplished a transformation at the end of the novel?

3. What role does the picnicking family play in Joan's plan to disappear?

4. How does Joan let go of her past?

5. Why does the presence of the strange man who talks with her landlord spur Joan to action?

6. Who is Fraser Buchanan?

7. Describe Joan's plan to fake her death.

8. What are Paul's intentions towards Joan?

9. Why is Joan having trouble writing about her character Charlotte and the ending of her novel?

10. Why is it important that Joan decides to stay and defend herself rather than run?

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