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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan need to do to earn money so she can return to Canada?
(a) Sell her furniture.
(b) Get a loan from Arthur.
(c) Finish her novel.
(d) Get a loan from the bank.

2. Where does Joan first meet Arthur?
(a) Rome.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) Hyde Park.
(d) A cafe.

3. What does Joan buy in Rome?
(a) Portable typewriter.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Car.

4. How many lives does Joan believe she leads?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

5. Who is E.P. Revele?
(a) Leda Sprott.
(b) Mrs. Symons.
(c) Mr. Stewart.
(d) Neighbor.

6. Who does Joan like to go to the movies with?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her friend.
(d) Aunt Lou.

7. What theme does Joan think she should add to her novels?
(a) Science Fiction.
(b) Education.
(c) Occult..
(d) Music.

8. How does Joan first meet Paul, the Polish Count?
(a) While at a resturaunt.
(b) Watching him at a sporting event.
(c) After falling off a double-decker bus.
(d) Through friends at a party.

9. How does Paul escape from Poland during the Russian Invasion?
(a) Train.
(b) Car.
(c) Helicopter.
(d) By ski.

10. What is Arthur's job?
(a) Janitor.
(b) Teaching Assistant.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Writer.

11. What does Joan believe about her marriage?
(a) It is worse than most.
(b) It is happier than most.
(c) It is just like her friends'.
(d) Arthur is happier than other husbands.

12. How are Joan and her fictional character similar?
(a) They both have frightening experiences with men.
(b) They both have brothers.
(c) They share the same last name.
(d) They like to dance.

13. Who is Mavis Quilp?
(a) Paul's pseudonym.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Joan's elderly aunt.
(d) Paul's mother.

14. Who is the main character in the book?
(a) Arthur Foster.
(b) Marlene Pugh.
(c) Joan Foster.
(d) Leda Sprott.

15. Who is near Joan's car when she returns from the post office in Terremoto?
(a) Children.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Sam.
(d) Landlord.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is coming to visit Paul?

2. Where has Joan met Marlene before?

3. How does Joan react when she sees E.P. Revele?

4. What is the relationship between Arthur and Joan?

5. What color is Joan's hair in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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