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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of boat does Joan rent?

2. What is the name of the restaurant that Joan goes to with the Polish Count?

3. As Joan is writing her novel while in Terremoto, what character is she getting tired of because of their virtuous and tidy habits?

4. Why can't Joan seem to finish writing her romance novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan use her novel to explore her own life?

2. Why is Joan having trouble writing about her character Charlotte and the ending of her novel?

3. Why does Joan feel she needs to disappear again?

4. Why is it important that Joan decides to stay and defend herself rather than run?

5. How does Joan let go of her past?

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

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

8. Why does Royal Porcupine believe his art exhibit is important?

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

10. What is Joan's reaction when she sees Royal Porcupine turned into Chuck Brewer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Terremoto, where Joan flees after faking her death by drowning, means "earthquake" in Italian. Discuss the significance of this setting as a symbol for Joan's new life. What does Joan expect her life to be when she arrives there? Does it meet her expectations?

Essay Topic 2

Provide several examples of how humor is used in surprising ways to develop the plot of Lady Oracle. Is this an effective writing technique?

Essay Topic 3

Leda Sprott is an interesting minor character who influences Joan's belief in the occult. Discuss how Leda encourages Spiritualism in Joan at a young age and how Joan incorporates it into her life as an adult. In particular, address how Leda believes Joan is gifted and Joan's use of Automatic Writing to create Lady Oracle.

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