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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 get out of jail in Toronto?

2. What does Joan want to tell Arthur at the beginning of Chapter 27?

3. What does the landlord's father discover?

4. What does Joan consider sending the police in Canada to let them know she's alive?

5. What does Redmond turn into when Felicia sees him in the maze?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of love does Royal Porcupine express for Joan?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe Joan's inconsistent behavior with the Resurgent group.

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

9. How does Joan let go of her past?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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.

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