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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. Why does Joan show up on Arthur's doorstep and ask to be his roommate?
(a) Paul's apartment building burns down.
(b) She leaves Paul.
(c) Joan is evicted from Paul's apartment.
(d) Paul leaves Joan.

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

3. Who says, "I have a good idea...Why don't we get married?"
(a) Paul.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Redmond.
(d) Joan.

4. Who does Arthur want Joan to meet when he takes her to Young Lok Gardens to celebrate?
(a) Dan and Marlene Pugh.
(b) His parents.
(c) Larry.
(d) His boss.

5. Who is Joan named after?
(a) Joan Crawford.
(b) Joan Black.
(c) Joan Didion.
(d) Joan Rivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan's husband Arthur not like about Joan's clothing choices?

2. Why does Joan think her book will sell?

3. How does Joan first meet Paul, the Polish Count?

4. What happens to Arthur when his political causes fail?

5. In Chapter 2, how does Joan get rid of the hair she cuts off?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joan's search for a fresh approach to her writing.

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

3. Why do the other girls treat Joan badly as they walk home from Brownies every Tuesday?

4. What role does Marlene Pugh reappearance in Joan's life play?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Joan's approach to meeting Paul and having a relationship with him.

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

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