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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Safe Harbor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Joan Erickson's late husband?
(a) Actor Denholm Elliott.
(b) Scientist Albert Einstein.
(c) Famed psychoanalyst Erik Erikson.
(d) Actor Buddy Ebson.

2. With what did Joan and her husband decorate their Christmas tree in Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?
(a) Garlands of popcorn and candy canes.
(b) Joan's old necklaces.
(c) Old Victorian ornaments from Joan's grandmother.
(d) Seashells.

3. What did Hazel do for a living?
(a) She was a pediatrician.
(b) She was an accountant.
(c) She was an ophthalmologist.
(d) She was an attorney.

4. Although Joan missed her sons after they left the cottage once Memorial Day ended, what did she look forward to regaining?
(a) Her time.
(b) Her space.
(c) Her solitude.
(d) Her kitchen.

5. 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?
(a) Built a snowman.
(b) Cooked the family's traditional holiday food.
(c) Lit kerosene lanters and candles.
(d) Nailed a homemade wreath onto a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items was not something Joan wished she had brought with her to the seal island?

2. At the end of Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, who did Joan realize was planning to live with her in the cottage?

3. During her bicycle ride, what words did Joan see on a sign in front of the Methodist Church?

4. What did Joan cook for Memorial Day dinner?

5. Who honked her horn and flashed her lights and encouraged an exhausted Joan to continue the race when Joan was about to quit?

(see the answer key)

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