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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 Joan's neighbor think of Joan's job at the fish market?
(a) That it was easy work.
(b) That it would pay Joan well.
(c) That it was work Joan would love.
(d) That it was men's work.

2. 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.

3. How long was the film crew on Cape Cod?
(a) One month.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Eight days
(d) Ten weeks.

4. 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 sold.
(c) It had been damaged in a fire.
(d) It had been vandalized.

5. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?
(a) The bad economy for fishing that year.
(b) Joan's separation from her husband.
(c) The seals in the harbor.
(d) A local murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joan meet her new friend, Joan Erickson.?

2. How long was Joan left alone on Seal Island?

3. Who visited Joan on Memorial Day?

4. What did Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?

5. In Chapter 3, Seal Sense Analysis, who gave Joan some clams he had dug up?

(see the answer key)

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