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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. What does Felicia learn about Redmond in the maze?
(a) He looks healthy.
(b) He is also lost in the maze.
(c) He is devoted to her.
(d) He is a killer.

2. What name does Joan use to purchase a ticket to Rome?
(a) Lou Foster.
(b) Louisa K. Delacourt.
(c) Joan Foster.
(d) Joan Delacourt.

3. What does Fraser Buchanan want from Joan?
(a) Twenty percent of her royalties.
(b) A recommendation.
(c) Help with publishing.
(d) An interview.

4. Who confesses to the police that she took her father's dynamite?
(a) Joan.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Felicia.

5. What does Joan find on her doorstep?
(a) A dead porcupine.
(b) A dead dog.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Balloons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Redmond turn into when Felicia sees him in the maze?

2. When will the mysterious man that Mr. Vitroni spoke to return to town?

3. What do the older townspeople believe Joan will bring them?

4. How does Joan describe the townspeople's actions toward her?

5. As a result of the book, Joan has her first what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What piece of evidence leads to Sam and Marlene's arrest?

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

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

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

8. Explain Arthur's response to the publication of Lady Oracle.

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

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

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