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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. What does Joan start writing while living with Paul?

2. When Joan returns to Arthur's flat in England, who is she surprised to see standing in the middle of the parlor?

3. What is Arthur's job?

4. Who does Joan like to go to the movies with?

5. When Joan looks in the photograph album, what is wrong with the photos of her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Joan seeing her mother's astral body?

2. How does Joan allow Paul to treat her?

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

4. What role does Marlene Pugh reappearance in Joan's life play?

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

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

7. Describe Joan's approach to meeting Paul and having a relationship with him.

8. Describe the significance of Aunt Lou's inheritance on Joan's life.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does the ending of the novel suggest that Joan has some hope of retiring her former double life and becoming a person who enters into relationships with honesty? What does Joan's interaction with the reporter in the hospital suggest about how Joan has changed or not?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Joan's relationship with Arthur to the one she has with Royal Porcupine. Is one relationship better for Joan than the other? Provide specific examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the title Lady Oracle? Provide examples from the text that show how the idea of an oracle is presented and its relevance to Joan and her journey of self-acceptance.

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