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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 is Chuck Brewer?

2. Where do Joan and Arthur travel to?

3. What does Joan wash out in the basin?

4. How does Joan plan to leave town?

5. What character does Joan begin dreaming of again when Marlene moves in with her and Arthur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Joan uses lies to allow herself a vacation to Italy.

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

3. What piece of evidence leads to Sam and Marlene's arrest?

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

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

6. How does Joan deal with her belief that she is being held captive?

7. What is Joan's reaction when she sees Royal Porcupine turned into Chuck Brewer?

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

9. How does Joan use her novel to explore her own life?

10. How has Joan accomplished a transformation at the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leda Sprott is an interesting minor character who influences Joan's belief in the occult. Discuss how Leda encourages Spiritualism in Joan at a young age and how Joan incorporates it into her life as an adult. In particular, address how Leda believes Joan is gifted and Joan's use of Automatic Writing to create Lady Oracle.

Essay Topic 2

Joan writes romance novels and prefers happy endings, but is dishonest and secretive in her own love life. Discuss how Joan's lies and secrets make positive, loving relationships impossible.

Essay Topic 3

Joan's relationship with her mother continues after her death through dreams and astral images. Describe two important scenes when Joan's mother appears and discuss their relevance to Joan's growth and self-acceptance.

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