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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. Why did Joan want to enter the New Year's Day race?
(a) She wanted to prove she was still fast at her age.
(b) She ran for charity.
(c) She had neglected her body and wanted to be more fit.
(d) She ran with her new neighbors and coworkers.

2. What did Joan think the task of an unfinished woman was?
(a) To stop living for others.
(b) To acknowledge her life as a work in progress.
(c) To become finished.
(d) To become artistic.

3. In Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, what did Joan tell Joan Erikson she would miss if she reunited with her husband?
(a) Being alone to think and write.
(b) Having secrets.
(c) Female friendships.
(d) Living on Cape Cod.

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

5. Which of the following is not something for which Joan's writing money paid during her marriage?
(a) Her children's education.
(b) The mortgage.
(c) Taxes.
(d) Most of the family's extras.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Joan and her husband decide to spend Christmas together during their separation year?

2. How much did a license for clamming cost Joan?

3. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?

4. What did Joan decide at the end of her month of increased socializing in Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow?

5. Where was the cottage to which Joan wanted to retreat at the beginning of the book?

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