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

2. Who is coming to visit Paul?

3. How does Paul escape from Poland during the Russian Invasion?

4. What happens to Arthur when his political causes fail?

5. Who does Joan see at the Canadian National Exhibition?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Joan bury her clothes?

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

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

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

5. How does Arthur make it easy for Joan to continue to lie to him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Why can't Joan confront Marlene about their past encounters? Why does she hide in the ladies' room? Are there other examples in the novel where Joan responds in a similar manner? What does this suggest about Joan's character?

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