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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Joan believe she excelled at in high school?
(a) Feeling confident.
(b) Sports.
(c) Making friends.
(d) Swimming.

2. How does Arthur rescue Joan in front of the mirror?
(a) Fighting off an intruder.
(b) Helping her bandage a cut.
(c) By shaking her awake.
(d) Picking up broken pieces of glass.

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

4. What happens to Arthur when his political causes fail?
(a) He gets depressed.
(b) He finds a good job.
(c) He borrows money from Joan's father.
(d) He travels to China.

5. What does Terremoto mean in Italian?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) Rocky land.
(c) By the sea.
(d) Angry mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joan begin to fear Paul?

2. What does Joan buy in Rome?

3. What new name does Joan take when she rents a room?

4. When Joan is brought home by the man who unties her from the tree, what does Joan's mother accuse her of?

5. What kind of accident does Joan use to fake her death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Joan seeing her mother's astral body?

2. Why is discovering that Paul writes romance novels valuable to Joan's life?

3. Why does Joan like to go to the movies with her Aunt Lou?

4. What are the implications of Joan sending Arthur a postcard from Rome?

5. Describe Arthur's state of mind in Chapter 20.

6. Describe Joan's personality while in high school.

7. How does Joan's mother try to control Joan's weight?

8. What are some similarities between Joan and her character Charlotte?

9. Who does Leda Sprott see standing behind Joan at the Spiritualists' meeting?

10. Explain why Joan does not tell her husband Arthur that she writes Costume Gothic novels.

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