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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 is Chuck Brewer interested in Arthur?
(a) He wonders why Joan won't leave him.
(b) He knew Arthur in high school.
(c) He wants to join his political cause.
(d) He wants to offer him a job.

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

3. What does Fraser Buchanan want from Joan?
(a) An interview.
(b) Twenty percent of her royalties.
(c) A recommendation.
(d) Help with publishing.

4. Who is Royal Porcupine?
(a) One of Joan's fans.
(b) An SPCA leader.
(c) A singer.
(d) An artist.

5. Who does Joan sees as she swims to shore?
(a) The police.
(b) Arthur.
(c) A picnicking family.
(d) Royal Porcupine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Chuck Brewer bring Joan a hat?

2. Who confesses to the police that she took her father's dynamite?

3. What does Joan plan to steal?

4. Who is arrested for murder?

5. What does Joan bring the reporter in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the circumstances and symbolism behind Joan's cut feet.

2. What does the reappearance of The Fat Lady in Chapter 27 suggest about how Joan perceives herself?

3. What piece of evidence leads to Sam and Marlene's arrest?

4. Explain Arthur's response to the publication of Lady Oracle.

5. How does Joan react when she reads the newspaper clippings that Sam sends her?

6. At the end of Chapter 28, why does Joan feel she has to "get away, as quickly as possible?"

7. Describe Joan's inconsistent behavior with the Resurgent group.

8. Why does the presence of the strange man who talks with her landlord spur Joan to action?

9. How does Joan's affair with Royal Porcupine affect her stability?

10. Why do you think Joan likes leading a dual life between Arthur and Royal Porcupine?

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