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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. Why does Chuck Brewer bring Joan a hat?

2. Who does Joan ask to help with her plan to get away?

3. When will the mysterious man that Mr. Vitroni spoke to return to town?

4. After her landlord tells Joan about the stranger looking for her, what awakens Joan during the night?

5. Who is Joan having an affair with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joan take responsibility for her actions when she hears about Sam's arrest?

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

3. What are Paul's intentions towards Joan?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How has Joan accomplished a transformation at the end of the novel?

10. Describe Joan's plan to fake her death.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Joan sheds pounds, she makes the choice to become a new person to match her new image and calls herself Louisa K. Delacourt. Discuss the importance of this decision to Joan's future. Why is it a relief to her to be someone else?

Essay Topic 2

Does the ending of the novel suggest that Joan has some hope of retiring her former double life and becoming a person who enters into relationships with honesty? What does Joan's interaction with the reporter in the hospital suggest about how Joan has changed or not?

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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