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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 the seals respond when Joan dove into the ocean?
(a) They attacked her.
(b) They swam away from her.
(c) They swam alongside her.
(d) They ignored her.

2. At the church Christmas pageant that Joan and her husband attended n Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights, what were the children dressed as instead of shepherds?
(a) Kings.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) Roman soldiers.
(d) Angels.

3. During her stay at the cottage, what fact did Joan not reveal to her neighbors and coworkers about her marriage?
(a) That she was married to a much younger man.
(b) That it was a sham and she was not truly married.
(c) That she and her husband were separated.
(d) That she was married to a man who had been in prison.

4. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?
(a) Joan's separation from her husband.
(b) The seals in the harbor.
(c) The bad economy for fishing that year.
(d) A local murder.

5. Which of the following is not something Joan woke up to the morning after her husband's arrival for Christmas?
(a) A warm house.
(b) Christmas carolers at the front door.
(c) The sound of her husband shoveling snow from the drive.
(d) A cup of fresh coffee on her bedside table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Joan have trouble finding something to wear to the fish market's Christmas party?

2. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, what was really happening with the lobster the two customers thought was dead?

3. When Joan's father died, which relative angered Joan by not attending his funeral?

4. What wall decoration from New Mexico made Joan think she was at a crossroads in her life?

5. How old was Joan Erickson when Joan met her?

(see the answer key)

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