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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. What is ebb tide?
(a) The time when it floods.
(b) The intermediate time when the tide neither rises nor falls.
(c) The time when the tide falls.
(d) The time when the tide rises.

2. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?
(a) A Mercedes.
(b) A Volvo.
(c) A Toyota Camry.
(d) A Chevrolet Impala.

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

4. What did Joan's father-in-law do for a living?
(a) He was a plumber.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a comedian.
(d) He was a doctor.

5. How did Joan's husband see his primary role in their marriage?
(a) As an equal partner.
(b) As the victim of Joan's nagging.
(c) As breadwinner.
(d) As Joan's protector.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Joan ask to take her in his boat to the seal island?

2. Where was Joan's husband sent to live at age twelve?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?

4. What did Joan think her role in her marriage would be?

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?

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