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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 did Joan's father-in-law do for a living?
(a) He was a comedian.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a plumber.
(d) He was a doctor.

2. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, why did Joan think women looked exhausted as the holidays approached?
(a) They had too many parties to plan.
(b) There was a flu epidemic and everyone had the flu.
(c) They had too much shopping to do.
(d) They were trying to please everyone.

3. How did Joan Erickson keep herself strong and healthy?
(a) She swam a lot.
(b) She took vitamins every day.
(c) She was a vegetarian.
(d) She walked a couple of miles every day.

4. What is ebb tide?
(a) The time when the tide rises.
(b) The intermediate time when the tide neither rises nor falls.
(c) The time when it floods.
(d) The time when the tide falls.

5. Why did Joan have trouble finding something to wear to the fish market's Christmas party?
(a) She had gained weight and her clothes no longer fit her.
(b) There were no clothing stores in the town.
(c) She didn't have money for a party outfit.
(d) She had brought only jeans to Cape Code.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did most people on the island think Joan was in town to do?

2. With what did Joan and her husband decorate their Christmas tree in Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?

3. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?

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

5. What was the dress code at the fish market?

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