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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. Which of Joan's relatives got multiple scholarship offers from Ivy League colleges?
(a) Her youngest son.
(b) Her oldest son.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her older brother.

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

3. What was Joan Erickson looking into getting instead of a car to transport herself around town?
(a) A skateboard.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A motorized wheelchair.
(d) A golf cart or three-wheel bicycle.

4. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, who came to Cape Cod to shoot a film?
(a) Joan's nephew.
(b) Hazel.
(c) A famous Hollywood producer.
(d) Joan's older son.

5. What color was the inside of Nickerson's Fish Market painted?
(a) Orange and green.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?

2. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, what forced Joan to end her solitude?

3. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, who invites Joan to have a glass of wine and talk?

4. Which of the following was not something that Joan achieved in her early twenties?

5. When Joan's father died, which relative angered Joan by not attending his funeral?

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