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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, and Chapter 3, Seal Sense.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 swim more.
(d) That she needed to interact with animals more.

2. Which of the following items was not something Joan wished she had brought with her to the seal island?
(a) Sunscreen.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) Better food.
(d) Hairspray.

3. Who did Joan ask to take her in his boat to the seal island?
(a) Joshua Cahoon.
(b) The fish market owner.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her oldest son.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?
(a) That he had cancer.
(b) That he was taking a job hundreds of miles away.
(c) That he had a secret son from a previous romance.
(d) That he wanted a divorce.

5. What was Larry's PX?
(a) A fishing boat.
(b) A restaurant where the local fishermen hung out.
(c) A school.
(d) A military store.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what was Joan's only daily outing for her first three weeks on the island?

3. In what town did Joan and her husband live?

4. How did the other patrons of Larry's PX respond when Joan entered?

5. How long was Joan left alone on Seal Island?

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