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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Riptide, and Chapter 5, Water Therapy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who called Joan the evening after she returned from the seal island?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Joshua Cahoon.

2. Which of Joan's relatives got multiple scholarship offers from Ivy League colleges?
(a) Her older brother.
(b) Her oldest son.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her youngest son.

3. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?
(a) Dealing with customers.
(b) Hauling and weighing fish.
(c) Climbing up to the lobster tanks.
(d) Catching fish.

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

5. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?
(a) Golf.
(b) Biking.
(c) Roller skating.
(d) Skiing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Larry's PX?

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

3. Where did Joan and her husband meet?

4. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?

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

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