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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Seal Woman, and Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Joan Erickson keep herself strong and healthy?
(a) She walked a couple of miles every day.
(b) She was a vegetarian.
(c) She swam a lot.
(d) She took vitamins every day.

2. Where did Joan and her husband go to work for the Peace Corps in the early days of their marriage?
(a) India.
(b) Brazil.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) Africa.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, what was Joan's morning ritual as winter approached?
(a) To rise early to watch the seagulls.
(b) To put a log on the stove and heat water for tea.
(c) To take a leisurely shower.
(d) To sleep late and breakfast on oatmeal and toast.

4. What costume Joan did Joan wear for the New Year's Day race?
(a) A Little Red Riding Hood costume.
(b) A wicked witch costume.
(c) A Cinderella costume.
(d) A mermaid costume.

5. What term had Joan Erickson's late husband coined?
(a) Palimony.
(b) Identity crisis.
(c) Shopaholic.
(d) Midlife crisis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number did Joan wear in the town's New Year's Day race in Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet?

2. With what did Joan and her husband decorate their Christmas tree in Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?

3. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, who came to Cape Cod to shoot a film?

4. Where would Joan go before she went to meetings with editors?

5. Which of Joan's relatives got multiple scholarship offers from Ivy League colleges?

(see the answer key)

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