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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. Why did Joan want a job at the fish market?
(a) She had taxes to pay.
(b) She didn't want to ask her husband for money.
(c) She wanted to work with Joshua Cahoon.
(d) She wanted to feel like a local woman.

2. How did the other patrons of Larry's PX respond when Joan entered?
(a) They stopped talking for a few minutes.
(b) They stood up to greet her.
(c) They forbade her to enter the all-male establishment.
(d) They bought her drinks.

3. How did Joan's husband describe the home he lived in while Joan occupied their Cape Cod cottage?
(a) An overpriced and undersized studio apartment.
(b) An old barn that looked like Ralph Lauren designed it.
(c) A chrome and glass condominium.
(d) A lonely mausoleum.

4. 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) They had too much shopping to do.
(c) They were trying to please everyone.
(d) There was a flu epidemic and everyone had the flu.

5. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?
(a) A Chevrolet Impala.
(b) A Toyota Camry.
(c) A Volvo.
(d) A Mercedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?

2. What color was the inside of Nickerson's Fish Market painted?

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

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

5. Which of the following is not something for which Joan's writing money paid during her marriage?

(see the answer key)

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