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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. What lesson did the seals teach Joan?
(a) That she needed to interact with animals more.
(b) That she needed to live like a child again and enjoy life.
(c) That she needed to be in the sea more.
(d) That she needed to swim more.

2. In what town did Joan and her husband live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Cincinnati.
(c) Nyack.
(d) Louisville.

3. Where did Joan and her husband meet?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Yale.
(c) Penn State.
(d) Harvard.

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

5. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?
(a) Biking.
(b) Roller skating.
(c) Golf.
(d) Skiing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, who invites Joan to have a glass of wine and talk?

2. What news did Joan get about her house in the city after her return from the seal island?

3. Who did Joan ask to take her in his boat to the seal island?

4. What did Joan's neighbor think of Joan's job at the fish market?

5. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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