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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) Joan is evicted from Paul's apartment.
(b) Paul leaves Joan.
(c) Paul's apartment building burns down.
(d) She leaves Paul.

2. Who does Joan see at the Canadian National Exhibition?
(a) Her parents.
(b) The Fat Lady.
(c) Her favorite teacher.
(d) Her cousin.

3. What letter is missing from Joan's typewriter?
(a) T.
(b) K.
(c) B.
(d) P.

4. What does Joan remember as her favorite childhood activity?
(a) Painting.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Watching TV.
(d) Watching her mother apply her makeup.

5. How does Joan view the two types of people in life?
(a) Happy or depressed.
(b) Heavy or thin.
(c) Calm or tense.
(d) Ugly or beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joan start writing while living with Paul?

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

3. How does Joan contact Arthur from Rome?

4. What happens to Joan's hair while she's looking in the mirror in her bedroom when her parents go out?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Joan's relationship with Arthur based on lies?

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

3. How does Joan use her personal fears and concerns within the plot of the novel she is writing?

4. How does Joan change after becoming willing to publish Lady Oracle under her own name?

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

6. Describe Leda Sprott's appearance and her significance at Joan's wedding.

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

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

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

10. How does Joan see her father differently after she returns home for the funeral?

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