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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Low Tide, and Chapter 13, Treading Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hazel cook Joan for breakfast?
(a) An omelet.
(b) Blueberry pancakes.
(c) Scrambled eggs and bacon.
(d) Oatmeal and buttered toast.

2. What news did Joan get about her house in the city after her return from the seal island?
(a) It had been painted.
(b) It had been damaged in a fire.
(c) It had been sold.
(d) It had been vandalized.

3. How many Christmas cards did Joan send during her year alone at the cottage?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Three dozen.
(c) Six.
(d) None.

4. In Chapter 3, Seal Sense Analysis, who gave Joan some clams he had dug up?
(a) The local pastor.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Joshua Cahoon.
(d) Her younger son.

5. In Chapter 4, Riptide, with what did Joan think she needed to fall in love?
(a) The book she was writing.
(b) Nature.
(c) The cottage.
(d) Her life and herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joan see on her front lawn as she left her house in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide?

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

3. Who was Joan Erickson's late husband?

4. Why did Joan and her husband decide to spend Christmas together during their separation year?

5. Which of Joan's relatives got multiple scholarship offers from Ivy League colleges?

(see the answer key)

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