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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 was Hazel?
(a) An old friend of Joan.
(b) Joan's cousin.
(c) Joan's daughter-in-law.
(d) Joshua Cahoon's wife.

2. What is ebb tide?
(a) The time when the tide rises.
(b) The intermediate time when the tide neither rises nor falls.
(c) The time when the tide falls.
(d) The time when it floods.

3. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?
(a) They were grown.
(b) Six and twelve.
(c) Three and ten.
(d) They were infants.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In, how long a walk does Joan begin taking each day?
(a) A half-mile walk.
(b) A one-mile walk.
(c) A four-mile walk.
(d) A two-mile walk.

5. What did Hazel cook Joan for breakfast?
(a) An omelet.
(b) Blueberry pancakes.
(c) Oatmeal and buttered toast.
(d) Scrambled eggs and bacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joan conclude while visiting the general store?

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

3. Who honked her horn and flashed her lights and encouraged an exhausted Joan to continue the race when Joan was about to quit?

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

5. How did the seals respond when Joan dove into the ocean?

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