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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joan believe will happen if she goes to the secluded house?
(a) Mr. Vitroni will protect her.
(b) She will be held prisoner.
(c) She will become more relaxed.
(d) She will be happier with her housing conditions.

2. What animal does Joan help the artist bring home?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Bird.
(c) Skunk.
(d) Dog.

3. When will the mysterious man that Mr. Vitroni spoke to return to town?
(a) Four days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) The next day.

4. Why can't Joan seem to finish writing her romance novel?
(a) She has decided to make it longer.
(b) She needs to rewrite the first chapter.
(c) She can't figure out a suitable ending.
(d) She spends too much time socializing instead of writing.

5. Who gives an eye witness account of Joan falling off the boat?
(a) Passing boaters.
(b) Children swimming.
(c) Sam.
(d) The picnicking family.

6. Who confesses to the police that she took her father's dynamite?
(a) Joan.
(b) Felicia.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Charlotte.

7. Who is Chuck Brewer?
(a) Don.
(b) Royal Porcupine.
(c) Sam.
(d) Fraser Buchanan.

8. Where do Joan and Arthur travel to?
(a) Paris.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Greece.
(d) Rome.

9. What insects does Joan feed sugar water?
(a) Ants.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Flies.
(d) Butterflies.

10. After her landlord tells Joan about the stranger looking for her, what awakens Joan during the night?
(a) Footsteps outside her window.
(b) A dog barking.
(c) Gurgling water from the basin.
(d) Neighbors making noise.

11. What does Joan tell her landlord about why the man is looking for her?
(a) He wants to kill her.
(b) He wants to help her.
(c) He's a friend.
(d) It's her husband.

12. What does Joan use as a weapon to defend herself when a stranger knocks at her door in Terremoto?
(a) Gun.
(b) Scissors.
(c) A wine bottle.
(d) Baseball bat.

13. What kind of boat does Joan rent?
(a) Rowboat.
(b) Motorboat.
(c) Sailboat.
(d) Canoe.

14. What does Joan consider sending the police in Canada to let them know she's alive?
(a) A photograph of her and Mr. Vitroni.
(b) A finger, an autograph, or a tooth.
(c) A letter confessing her part in the plot.
(d) A tape recording of her voice.

15. What does Mr. Morgan tell the police he heard while he was picnicking on the beach?
(a) The sound of a motor.
(b) Yelling.
(c) A scream.
(d) A splash.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fraser Buchanan want from Joan?

2. What does Joan learn about herself at the end of the novel?

3. Who is watching the Olympic doubles figure-skating championships?

4. What kind of swimmer does Joan's father say she is?

5. When Joan goes to town in Terremoto, who is unfriendly and doesn't help her with using the correct words?

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