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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. Now that Joan is living in Terremoto, what is happening with the sale of her book?
(a) Staying the same.
(b) No one is interested.
(c) Slight increase.
(d) Sales are rapidly increasing.

2. Who says "Pull yourself together"?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Sam.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Joan.

3. Why do Joan's fans contact her?
(a) For copies of her books.
(b) For advice on spiritualism and publishing.
(c) For her agent's name.
(d) To become friends.

4. What does Joan learn about herself at the end of the novel?
(a) The stranger will take care of her.
(b) She is ready to move to Rome.
(c) She is safe in Terremoto.
(d) That she has made a mess, but she will never be a tidy person.

5. When Joan is standing on the terrace in the middle of the night after awaking from a dream, who does she finally decide to stop trying to make happy?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Aunt Lou.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the reporter lend Joan plane fare?

2. What does Arthur do to the police officer?

3. Who moves in with Arthur and Joan?

4. What does Joan tell her landlord about why the man is looking for her?

5. What does Fraser Buchanan want from Joan?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Fraser Buchanan?

4. How is the final chapter a resolution to Joan's lies and secrets?

5. What kind of love does Royal Porcupine express for Joan?

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

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

8. How does Joan deal with her belief that she is being held captive?

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

10. What are Paul's intentions towards Joan?

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