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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 husband think when Joan made an angel in the snow?
(a) That she was childish.
(b) That she had changed and become more free.
(c) That she would freeze after laying in the cold, wet snow.
(d) That she was funny.

2. How long was Joan left alone on Seal Island?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Overnight.
(c) Eight hours.
(d) One week.

3. Who visited Joan on Memorial Day?
(a) Her priest.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her mother-in-law.
(d) Her husband, her sons, and her daughters-in-law.

4. Which of the following is not something Joan woke up to the morning after her husband's arrival for Christmas?
(a) Christmas carolers at the front door.
(b) A warm house.
(c) A cup of fresh coffee on her bedside table.
(d) The sound of her husband shoveling snow from the drive.

5. Which of the following items was not something Joan wished she had brought with her to the seal island?
(a) Better food.
(b) An umbrella.
(c) Hairspray.
(d) Sunscreen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joan's husband see his primary role in their marriage?

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

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

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

5. How many children did Joan and her husband have?

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