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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. How many pounds of clams did Joshua Cahoon like to dig in a single day?
(a) One hundred pounds.
(b) Three hundred pounds.
(c) Twelve pounds.
(d) Fifty pounds.

2. Why did Joan's old book club always end up canceling their December meetings?
(a) The women had no time to read during the holidays.
(b) Winter weather made travel too hazardous.
(c) The book club members left town for the holidays.
(d) The women were involved in the church's holiday play.

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 useful in a job, unlike them.
(b) She was a writer.
(c) Her children were grown.
(d) She was free while they had to live by their husbands' rules.

4. With what did Joan and her husband decorate their Christmas tree in Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?
(a) Garlands of popcorn and candy canes.
(b) Joan's old necklaces.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Old Victorian ornaments from Joan's grandmother.

5. What did Joan fear losing if she reunited with her husband?
(a) Her new friends.
(b) Her autonomy.
(c) Her self-confidence.
(d) Her job at the fish market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hazel do for a living?

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

3. How did Joan describe her bicycle?

4. From whom did Joan get the wobbly kitchen table in the cottage?

5. How did Joan Erickson keep herself strong and healthy?

(see the answer key)

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