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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Port of Call.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not something for which Joan's writing money paid during her marriage?
(a) Her children's education.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Most of the family's extras.
(d) The mortgage.

2. Why did Joan want to enter the New Year's Day race?
(a) She wanted to prove she was still fast at her age.
(b) She had neglected her body and wanted to be more fit.
(c) She ran for charity.
(d) She ran with her new neighbors and coworkers.

3. In Chapter 16, Port of Call, what flowers did Joan's neighbors say she could pick from their yard?
(a) Some pink roses.
(b) Some white lillies.
(c) Some Shasta daisies.
(d) Some orange begonias.

4. What was the dress code at the fish market?
(a) Black tee-shirts and overalls.
(b) White pants and black tee-shirts.
(c) Brown pants and red sweaters.
(d) Jeans or khaki pants with a tucked-in navy blue top.

5. During her stay at the cottage, what fact did Joan not reveal to her neighbors and coworkers about her marriage?
(a) That she was married to a man who had been in prison.
(b) That it was a sham and she was not truly married.
(c) That she and her husband were separated.
(d) That she was married to a much younger man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joan's father-in-law do for a living?

2. How did Joan Erickson keep herself strong and healthy?

3. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?

4. With what did Joan and her husband decorate their Christmas tree in Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?

5. In Chapter 4, Riptide, what did Joan get up each morning to watch?

(see the answer key)

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