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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. 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.

2. How did Joan's husband describe the home he lived in while Joan occupied their Cape Cod cottage?
(a) An overpriced and undersized studio apartment.
(b) A lonely mausoleum.
(c) An old barn that looked like Ralph Lauren designed it.
(d) A chrome and glass condominium.

3. Where was Joan's husband sent to live at age twelve?
(a) A boarding school in England.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) His grandparents' home in Kentucky.
(d) An Episcopalian boarding school.

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

5. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?
(a) They were grown.
(b) Three and ten.
(c) Six and twelve.
(d) They were infants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the seals respond when Joan dove into the ocean?

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

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

4. What did Joan's neighbor think of Joan's job at the fish market?

5. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?

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