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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 do Joan and Arthur travel to?
(a) Greece.
(b) Paris.
(c) Montreal.
(d) Rome.

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

3. Who does Joan imagine is skating on the television program?
(a) Royal Porcupine.
(b) The Fat Lady.
(c) A writer.
(d) Sam.

4. What action does Joan fear from Chuck Brewer?
(a) Murder-suicide.
(b) Bad driving.
(c) Making her cry.
(d) Exposing her past.

5. 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) Leave with Paul.
(c) Fake her death.
(d) Write more frequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan use as a weapon to defend herself when a stranger knocks at her door in Terremoto?

2. Who enters her flat while Joan is taking a bath?

3. When Joan is standing on the terrace in the middle of the night after awaking from a dream, who does she finally decide to stop trying to make happy?

4. Who moves in with Arthur and Joan?

5. As she is crouched behind her door in her flat in Terremoto, what does Joan do when she hears someone knocking at the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan deal with her belief that she is being held captive?

2. What does the reappearance of The Fat Lady in Chapter 27 suggest about how Joan perceives herself?

3. Explain the circumstances and symbolism behind Joan's cut feet.

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

5. What are Paul's intentions towards Joan?

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

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

8. Describe Joan's inconsistent behavior with the Resurgent group.

9. Why do you think Joan likes leading a dual life between Arthur and Royal Porcupine?

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

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