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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Riptide, and Chapter 5, Water Therapy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?
(a) A Mercedes.
(b) A Volvo.
(c) A Toyota Camry.
(d) A Chevrolet Impala.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?
(a) That he had a secret son from a previous romance.
(b) That he had cancer.
(c) That he wanted a divorce.
(d) That he was taking a job hundreds of miles away.

3. Who did Joan ask to take her in his boat to the seal island?
(a) Her oldest son.
(b) The fish market owner.
(c) Joshua Cahoon.
(d) Her husband.

4. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, what was really happening with the lobster the two customers thought was dead?
(a) It was a plastic lobster.
(b) It was ill.
(c) It was molting.
(d) It was sleeping.

5. When did Nickerson's Fish Market close for the winter?
(a) At the beginning of January.
(b) At the end of December.
(c) At Christmas.
(d) At Thanksgiving.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her stay at the cottage, what fact did Joan not reveal to her neighbors and coworkers about her marriage?

2. In Chapter 3, Seal Sense Analysis, who gave Joan some clams he had dug up?

3. What was Larry's PX?

4. Which of the following is not something for which Joan's writing money paid during her marriage?

5. What did Joan see on her front lawn as she left her house in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide?

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