View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Joan believe she excelled at in high school?

2. How many pounds does Joan gain before her wedding?

3. Why does Joan get scared when she's working on her novel in her apartment in Terremoto?

4. Who is Joan's fictional heroine?

5. How does Arthur respond to Joan's bad cooking?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan use her personal fears and concerns within the plot of the novel she is writing?

2. How does Joan change after becoming willing to publish Lady Oracle under her own name?

3. Why is discovering that Paul writes romance novels valuable to Joan's life?

4. What are the implications of Joan sending Arthur a postcard from Rome?

5. Explain why Joan does not tell her husband Arthur that she writes Costume Gothic novels.

6. Why does Joan try to stop the publication of Lady Oracle?

7. Describe Joan's personality while in high school.

8. How is Joan's relationship with Arthur based on lies?

9. Why does Joan like to go to the movies with her Aunt Lou?

10. Who does Leda Sprott see standing behind Joan at the Spiritualists' meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joan understands that she is an "escape artist" and that she is happiest when she is in danger. Discuss several instances in the novel when Joan is at her best when in danger. How does her personality change?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Arthur's political causes. Does he seem to have a positive influence on political change? Why is it ironic that he and his resurgence group plan to blow up the Peace Bridge?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Joan's father. What is her relationship with her father and what is his influence on her as a child?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 880 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample