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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Joan get paid for her first manuscript?

2. Who is coming to visit Paul?

3. How does Arthur rescue Joan in front of the mirror?

4. What new name does Joan take when she rents a room?

5. Who does Joan want to see to discover more about how her mother died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some similarities between Joan and her character Charlotte?

2. Describe Joan's search for a fresh approach to her writing.

3. How does Joan begin to take on a new identity after leaving home?

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

5. Why does Joan find it difficult to write when Arthur is depressed?

6. Describe Arthur's state of mind in Chapter 20.

7. How does Joan's mother try to control Joan's weight?

8. Describe Joan Foster's state of mind in Chapter 1.

9. How does Joan allow Paul to treat her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Joan sheds pounds, she makes the choice to become a new person to match her new image and calls herself Louisa K. Delacourt. Discuss the importance of this decision to Joan's future. Why is it a relief to her to be someone else?

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

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?

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