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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. What did Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?
(a) He was a chef.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a psychoanalyst.
(d) He was a soldier.

2. What made Joan miss her sons at the end of Chapter 5, Water Therapy?
(a) A phone call from her youngest son.
(b) The young men who work at the fish market.
(c) An approaching holiday.
(d) A football game that reminded her of her son's school days.

3. Who called Joan the evening after she returned from the seal island?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Joshua Cahoon.

4. How soon before Christmas was Joan's husband scheduled to arrive at the cottage?
(a) One week.
(b) One day.
(c) He was not coming.
(d) Two days.

5. What color was the inside of Nickerson's Fish Market painted?
(a) Orange and green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the film crew on Cape Cod?

2. Why did Joan and her husband decide to spend Christmas together during their separation year?

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

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

5. What was the dress code at the fish market?

(see the answer key)

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