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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 confesses to the police that she took her father's dynamite?

2. Where do Joan and Royal Porcupine like to eat?

3. What is the relationship between Sam and Marlene?

4. Who moves in with Arthur and Joan?

5. After her landlord tells Joan about the stranger looking for her, what awakens Joan during the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the presence of the strange man who talks with her landlord spur Joan to action?

2. Explain Arthur's response to the publication of Lady Oracle.

3. What is the significance of the discovery of Joan's buried clothes?

4. Who is Fraser Buchanan?

5. Why is Joan having trouble writing about her character Charlotte and the ending of her novel?

6. Why does Joan feel she needs to disappear again?

7. Explain the circumstances and symbolism behind Joan's cut feet.

8. How does Joan react when she reads the newspaper clippings that Sam sends her?

9. How is the final chapter a resolution to Joan's lies and secrets?

10. Why does Royal Porcupine believe his art exhibit is important?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joan works on a novel while she's in Terremoto and has trouble creating the ending. Do you find the storyline of Stalked by Love and the characters Felicia and Charlotte reflective of Joan's own conflicts and fears? Provide examples that show how Joan's life gets written into Stalked by Love.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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