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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Riptide, and Chapter 5, Water Therapy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the cottage to which Joan wanted to retreat at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Martha's Vineyard.
(c) Key Biscayne.
(d) Nantucket.

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

3. Why did Joan think she was better off than the rich local women who bought fish from her in the market?
(a) She was free while they had to live by their husbands' rules.
(b) She was a writer.
(c) Her children were grown.
(d) She was useful in a job, unlike them.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?
(a) That he had a secret son from a previous romance.
(b) That he was taking a job hundreds of miles away.
(c) That he had cancer.
(d) That he wanted a divorce.

5. How many children did Joan and her husband have?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ebb tide?

2. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?

3. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what time do the birds begin chattering in the morning at Joan's cottage?

4. How long had Joan and her family lived in their big old family house?

5. What did Joan see on her front lawn as she left her house in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide?

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