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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Safe Harbor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the sign in front of the Methodist Church make Joan wonder about herself?
(a) If she needed to love more.
(b) If she needed to forgive more.
(c) If she needed to treat others more nicely.
(d) If she had been indifferent about her life and her marriage.

2. How far of a bike ride from Joan's home was the general store?
(a) Two miles.
(b) Ten miles.
(c) One mile.
(d) Five miles.

3. What made Joan miss her sons at the end of Chapter 5, Water Therapy?
(a) The young men who work at the fish market.
(b) A football game that reminded her of her son's school days.
(c) A phone call from her youngest son.
(d) An approaching holiday.

4. Why did Joan think she was better off than the rich local women who bought fish from her in the market?
(a) She was useful in a job, unlike them.
(b) Her children were grown.
(c) She was free while they had to live by their husbands' rules.
(d) She was a writer.

5. How old was Joan Erickson when Joan met her?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Ninety-two.
(d) Sixty-three.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?

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

3. What term had Joan Erickson's late husband coined?

4. When did Nickerson's Fish Market close for the winter?

5. What did Joan think that all women in long-term relationships should consider?

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