A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, and Chapter 3, Seal Sense.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Joan envy about the seals?
(a) Their cuteness.
(b) Their warm layer of body fat.
(c) Their swimming skills.
(d) Their home in the ocean.

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

3. What did Joan think her role in her marriage would be?
(a) The breadwinner.
(b) An equal partner.
(c) Pampered housewife.
(d) Nurturer and caregiver.

4. How did Joan meet Joshua Cahoon?
(a) He was her neighbor on Cape Cod.
(b) He worked with her husband.
(c) He sat next to her at Larry's PX.
(d) He was her editor.

5. What was Larry's PX?
(a) A military store.
(b) A school.
(c) A restaurant where the local fishermen hung out.
(d) A fishing boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ebb tide?

2. What was Joan instructed to bring for her trip to the seal island?

3. Where was Joan's husband sent to live at age twelve?

4. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?

5. Who called Joan the evening after she returned from the seal island?

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