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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Wild and Salty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told Joan she had everything she wanted for Christmas?
(a) A bearded customer who looked like Santa Claus.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her boss at the fish market.
(d) Her husband.

2. At the church Christmas pageant that Joan and her husband attended n Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights, what were the children dressed as instead of shepherds?
(a) Roman soldiers.
(b) Angels.
(c) Kings.
(d) Fishermen.

3. Where was Joan's husband sent to live at age twelve?
(a) An Episcopalian boarding school.
(b) A boarding school in England.
(c) His grandparents' home in Kentucky.
(d) An orphanage.

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

5. How did Joan's husband describe the home he lived in while Joan occupied their Cape Cod cottage?
(a) An old barn that looked like Ralph Lauren designed it.
(b) An overpriced and undersized studio apartment.
(c) A chrome and glass condominium.
(d) A lonely mausoleum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What worry did Joan have about the weather during her time on the seal island?

2. Which of the following was not something that Joan thought would help her maintain her new self if she reunited with her husband?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?

4. Why did Joan have trouble finding something to wear to the fish market's Christmas party?

5. How old was Joan Erickson when Joan met her?

(see the answer key)

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