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

2. What career loss did Joan suffer at the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In?
(a) Her publisher went out of business.
(b) Her collaborator moved & ended their collaboration.
(c) Her agent retired, leaving her agentless.
(d) Her editor quit & the new editor hated Joan's writing.

3. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, how many years had passed since Joan's sons had spent Christmas with her?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) One.

4. Who called Joan the evening after she returned from the seal island?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Joshua Cahoon.

5. What factors complicated Joan's job for the film crew?
(a) Joan didn't have many cooking utensils at the cottage.
(b) The crew hated her cooking.
(c) Joan wasn't a skilled cook.
(d) The crew had various dietary preferences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hazel's marital state?

2. What tools did Joan need for clamming?

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

4. Which of the following actions was not something Joan did prior to her husband's arrival for Christmas at the beginning of Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, what was Joan's morning ritual as winter approached?

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