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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 job does Joan love doing at the Sportsmen's Show?

2. In Chapter 3, what is the weather when Joan awakens?

3. Why does Joan hide her career as a novelist from Arthur?

4. Who is Leda Sprott?

5. What is Arthur protesting in the park?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Joan allow Paul to treat her?

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

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

6. How does Joan see her father differently after she returns home for the funeral?

7. Why is Joan's childhood ballet recital such a traumatic experience for her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Joan's actions that show her as a woman who is independent but also submissive to the men in her life. When she leaves her double life behind, how does she begin to show that she is becoming more assertive?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analyze the symbol of the Fat Lady in Joan's life. When does Joan daydream about the Fat Lady and what does it suggest about her emotional state at the time? Provide specific examples from the text to support your responses.

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