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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 kind of swimmer does Joan's father say she is?
(a) Average.
(b) Strong.
(c) Weak.
(d) Slow.

2. Who is Fraser Buchanan?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A firefighter.
(c) A publisher.
(d) A former journalist.

3. Who is watching the Olympic doubles figure-skating championships?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Sam.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Chuck Brewer.

4. How does Chuck Brewer change physically?
(a) Grows a beard.
(b) Loses weight.
(c) Cuts his hair and shaves his beard.
(d) Gets heavier.

5. Who does Joan want to get out of jail in Toronto?
(a) Mr. Morgan.
(b) Royal Porcupine.
(c) Sam.
(d) Sam and Marlene.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Joan ask to help with her plan to get away?

3. Who is arrested for murder?

4. Why is Chuck Brewer interested in Arthur?

5. When Joan decides not to run away from Terremoto and returns to her flat, what does she decide she must do as she crouches behind the door?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Fraser Buchanan?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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