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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 does Chuck Brewer tell Joan he loves her?
(a) While she reads to him from her novel.
(b) While waltzing.
(c) Walking home after dinner.
(d) After the explosion.

2. What does the landlord offer Joan when she tells him she doesn't want the stranger arrested?
(a) Helpful advice.
(b) A ride to town.
(c) A home away from town that she can rent.
(d) A stronger lock for her door.

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

4. Why is Chuck Brewer interested in Arthur?
(a) He wonders why Joan won't leave him.
(b) He knew Arthur in high school.
(c) He wants to offer him a job.
(d) He wants to join his political cause.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joan wants to get out of her life, what does she plan to do at the end of Chapter 28?

2. What character does Joan begin dreaming of again when Marlene moves in with her and Arthur?

3. Who says "Pull yourself together"?

4. Who gives an eye witness account of Joan falling off the boat?

5. What does Joan do to her feet while dancing on the balcony?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Paul's intentions towards Joan?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 28, why does Joan feel she has to "get away, as quickly as possible?"

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Joan feel she needs to disappear again?

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

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