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

2. What does Joan wash out in the basin?
(a) Coffee cup.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Dishes.
(d) Socks.

3. Why can't Joan drive her car?
(a) It has been stolen.
(b) She has a flat tire.
(c) The gas has been drained.
(d) The window is smashed.

4. When Joan goes to town in Terremoto, who is unfriendly and doesn't help her with using the correct words?
(a) The butcher and his wife.
(b) Mr. Vitroni.
(c) Priest.
(d) Joan's mother.

5. Who considers herself an escape artist?
(a) Leda Sprott.
(b) Joan.
(c) Felicia.
(d) Marlene.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the landlord offer Joan when she tells him she doesn't want the stranger arrested?

3. Who is Chuck Brewer?

4. What does Joan plan to steal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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