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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. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what time do the birds begin chattering in the morning at Joan's cottage?
(a) Five thirty.
(b) Six thirty.
(c) Eight thirty.
(d) Four thirty.

2. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?
(a) A Mercedes.
(b) A Volvo.
(c) A Toyota Camry.
(d) A Chevrolet Impala.

3. What did Joan envy about the seals?
(a) Their warm layer of body fat.
(b) Their swimming skills.
(c) Their home in the ocean.
(d) Their cuteness.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joan's husband see his primary role in their marriage?

2. Where was Joan's husband sent to live at age twelve?

3. In what kind of family was Joan's husband raised?

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

5. What did most people on the island think Joan was in town to do?

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