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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 career loss did Joan suffer at the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In?
(a) Her publisher went out of business.
(b) Her agent retired, leaving her agentless.
(c) Her editor quit & the new editor hated Joan's writing.
(d) Her collaborator moved & ended their collaboration.

2. How many children did Joan and her husband have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) None.
(d) Four.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In, how long a walk does Joan begin taking each day?
(a) A two-mile walk.
(b) A half-mile walk.
(c) A four-mile walk.
(d) A one-mile walk.

4. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?
(a) A local murder.
(b) The bad economy for fishing that year.
(c) Joan's separation from her husband.
(d) The seals in the harbor.

5. How old was Joan Erickson when Joan met her?
(a) Seventy-five.
(b) Ninety-two.
(c) Sixty-three.
(d) Eighty.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long was Joan left alone on Seal Island?

4. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, what was really happening with the lobster the two customers thought was dead?

5. What was Joan Erickson looking into getting instead of a car to transport herself around town?

(see the answer key)

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