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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet, and Chapter 9, Fogged In.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What victory did Joan think she had won when she reached the finish line of the race?
(a) She showed her husband she could do new things.
(b) She proved a middle-aged woman could run fast.
(c) She had entered a new phase of her life.
(d) She outran her sister.

2. How long had Joan and her family lived in their big old family house?
(a) Twelve years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Seventeen years.
(d) Two months.

3. Who hauled and chopped wood for Joan during her stay at the cottage?
(a) Joan.
(b) Joan's husband.
(c) Joshua Cahoon.
(d) The fish market owner.

4. What was the dress code at the fish market?
(a) Brown pants and red sweaters.
(b) White pants and black tee-shirts.
(c) Jeans or khaki pants with a tucked-in navy blue top.
(d) Black tee-shirts and overalls.

5. Why did Joan want to enter the New Year's Day race?
(a) She had neglected her body and wanted to be more fit.
(b) She ran for charity.
(c) She wanted to prove she was still fast at her age.
(d) She ran with her new neighbors and coworkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, why did Joan think women looked exhausted as the holidays approached?

2. From whom did Joan get the wobbly kitchen table in the cottage?

3. How did Joan's husband describe the home he lived in while Joan occupied their Cape Cod cottage?

4. Which of the following is not something Joan woke up to the morning after her husband's arrival for Christmas?

5. Why did Joan want a job at the fish market?

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