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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. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, what was Joan hired to do for the film crew?
(a) Drive.
(b) Iron.
(c) Cook.
(d) Type.

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

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

4. What disappointed Joan about her visit with Joan Erickson's cousin?
(a) She found Joan Erickson's cousin dull.
(b) She had hoped for a shorter visit.
(c) She didn't learn anything about herself.
(d) She had hoped for a longer visit.

5. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?
(a) Climbing up to the lobster tanks.
(b) Dealing with customers.
(c) Catching fish.
(d) Hauling and weighing fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Joan she had everything she wanted for Christmas?

2. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?

3. What was Larry's PX?

4. Where did Joan and her husband go to work for the Peace Corps in the early days of their marriage?

5. What did Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?

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