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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. When did Nickerson's Fish Market close for the winter?
(a) At the end of December.
(b) At Christmas.
(c) At Thanksgiving.
(d) At the beginning of January.

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

3. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?
(a) Climbing up to the lobster tanks.
(b) Dealing with customers.
(c) Catching fish.
(d) Hauling and weighing fish.

4. Once Joan's husband left in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, how did Joan react?
(a) She cried.
(b) She became afraid.
(c) She begged him to come back.
(d) She rejoiced.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?

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

3. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what time do the birds begin chattering in the morning at Joan's cottage?

4. How did Joan meet Joshua Cahoon?

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

(see the answer key)

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