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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. Why did Joan and her husband decide to spend Christmas together during their separation year?
(a) Neither of them wanted to be alone.
(b) They wanted to make Joan's ailing mother happy.
(c) They missed each other.
(d) They wanted to make a show of unity for their children.

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

3. In Chapter 4, Riptide, what did Joan get up each morning to watch?
(a) Her husband walking the dog.
(b) The sunrise.
(c) The neighborhood children walking to school.
(d) Joshua Cahoon jogging.

4. What lesson did the seals teach Joan?
(a) That she needed to swim more.
(b) That she needed to interact with animals more.
(c) That she needed to live like a child again and enjoy life.
(d) That she needed to be in the sea more.

5. Which of the following was not something that Joan achieved in her early twenties?
(a) She worked in the African bush.
(b) She worked as a fashion model in New York.
(c) She attended drama school.
(d) She sold a magazine story.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, Riptide, with what did Joan think she needed to fall in love?

3. What did Joan see on her front lawn as she left her house in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide?

4. Why did Joan have trouble finding something to wear to the fish market's Christmas party?

5. Which of the following items was not something Joan brought with her when she visited the seal island?

(see the answer key)

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