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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. Which of the following statements was not one of Joan's thoughts about the remark that she had everything she wanted?
(a) Women got used to wanting only what was available.
(b) She did have everything she wanted.
(c) What she had was a far cry from what she really desired.
(d) She had everything she was told she should want.

2. What victory did Joan think she had won when she reached the finish line of the race?
(a) She showed her husband she could do new things.
(b) She proved a middle-aged woman could run fast.
(c) She had entered a new phase of her life.
(d) She outran her sister.

3. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, what was really happening with the lobster the two customers thought was dead?
(a) It was molting.
(b) It was a plastic lobster.
(c) It was sleeping.
(d) It was ill.

4. What was the dress code at the fish market?
(a) Brown pants and red sweaters.
(b) White pants and black tee-shirts.
(c) Jeans or khaki pants with a tucked-in navy blue top.
(d) Black tee-shirts and overalls.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In, how long a walk does Joan begin taking each day?
(a) A two-mile walk.
(b) A one-mile walk.
(c) A four-mile walk.
(d) A half-mile walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career loss did Joan suffer at the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In?

2. Why did Joan think she was better off than the rich local women who bought fish from her in the market?

3. While walking with Joan Erickson in Chapter 10, Seal Woman, what animal did Joan see staring into a puddle?

4. How did Joan think she was like beach glass?

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

(see the answer key)

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