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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. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what time do the birds begin chattering in the morning at Joan's cottage?
(a) Eight thirty.
(b) Four thirty.
(c) Five thirty.
(d) Six thirty.

2. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what was Joan's only daily outing for her first three weeks on the island?
(a) Going to the laundromat.
(b) Picking her daughter up from school.
(c) Walking her dog.
(d) Going to the post office.

3. What was Larry's PX?
(a) A fishing boat.
(b) A school.
(c) A military store.
(d) A restaurant where the local fishermen hung out.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?

2. Where did Joan and her husband go to work for the Peace Corps in the early days of their marriage?

3. In what kind of family was Joan's husband raised?

4. During her stay at the cottage, what fact did Joan not reveal to her neighbors and coworkers about her marriage?

5. Who told Joan she had everything she wanted for Christmas?

(see the answer key)

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