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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. What did Joan envy about the seals?
(a) Their cuteness.
(b) Their swimming skills.
(c) Their warm layer of body fat.
(d) Their home in the ocean.

2. How did Joan describe her bicycle?
(a) As a workhorse with large tires and a rusting chain.
(b) As a thrift store model with chipped paint.
(c) As a racer with sleek lines and a fast speed.
(d) As a showpiece with a fancy horn and a big basket.

3. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, what was really happening with the lobster the two customers thought was dead?
(a) It was ill.
(b) It was a plastic lobster.
(c) It was sleeping.
(d) It was molting.

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

5. Because Joan entertained their guests at parties while her husband sat quietly in the corner, how did Joan's husband describe himself and his wife?
(a) Joan was champagne while he was plain water.
(b) Joan was a diamond while he was cubic zirconium.
(c) Joan was Technicolor while he was black-and-white.
(d) Joan was an extrovert while he was an introvert.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did studying her old photos reveal to Joan about herself?

3. What career loss did Joan suffer at the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In?

4. What kind of footwear did Joan wear to the island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?

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

(see the answer key)

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