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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 had been indifferent about her life and her marriage.
(c) If she needed to forgive more.
(d) If she needed to treat others more nicely.

2. What wall decoration from New Mexico made Joan think she was at a crossroads in her life?
(a) A cross made of mesquite wood.
(b) A painting of a crossroads.
(c) A clock.
(d) A painting of an Indian village.

3. Which of Joan's relatives got multiple scholarship offers from Ivy League colleges?
(a) Her older brother.
(b) Her youngest son.
(c) Her oldest son.
(d) Her cousin.

4. What career loss did Joan suffer at the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In?
(a) Her publisher went out of business.
(b) Her collaborator moved & ended their collaboration.
(c) Her editor quit & the new editor hated Joan's writing.
(d) Her agent retired, leaving her agentless.

5. What did Joan conclude while visiting the general store?
(a) That she wanted to stay in Cape Cod.
(b) That she wanted to divorce her husband.
(c) That she wanted to have another baby.
(d) That she wanted to move to Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Riptide, with what did Joan think she needed to fall in love?

2. What did studying her old photos reveal to Joan about herself?

3. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?

4. How many races had Joan run prior to the New Year's Day race?

5. What kind of car did Joan's oldest son own?

(see the answer key)

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