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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, and Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what was Joan's only daily outing for her first three weeks on the island?
(a) Picking her daughter up from school.
(b) Going to the post office.
(c) Going to the laundromat.
(d) Walking her dog.

2. Which of the following actions was not something Joan did prior to her husband's arrival for Christmas at the beginning of Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?
(a) Built a snowman.
(b) Lit kerosene lanters and candles.
(c) Cooked the family's traditional holiday food.
(d) Nailed a homemade wreath onto a tree.

3. Once Joan's husband left in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, how did Joan react?
(a) She became afraid.
(b) She begged him to come back.
(c) She cried.
(d) She rejoiced.

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

5. Where did Joan and her husband go to work for the Peace Corps in the early days of their marriage?
(a) Africa.
(b) Brazil.
(c) The Philippines.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who called Joan the evening after she returned from the seal island?

3. Which of the following items was not something Joan wished she had brought with her to the seal island?

4. In Chapter 3, Seal Sense Analysis, who gave Joan some clams he had dug up?

5. Why did Joan think she was better off than the rich local women who bought fish from her in the market?

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