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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. Who applauded Joan's job of clamming?
(a) Joan Erickson.
(b) Joan's husband.
(c) The fish market owner's wife.
(d) Hazel.

2. How many Christmas cards did Joan send during her year alone at the cottage?
(a) None.
(b) Three dozen.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Six.

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

4. How did Joan pay for her husband's party?
(a) She sold a new book.
(b) She borrowed the money from Joan Erikson.
(c) By clamming.
(d) With fish market earnings and an unexpected royalty check.

5. What kind of car did Joan's oldest son own?
(a) A Chevrolet.
(b) A Ford.
(c) A Dodge.
(d) A Toyota.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, how many years had passed since Joan's sons had spent Christmas with her?

2. What disappointed Joan about her visit with Joan Erickson's cousin?

3. In what kind of family was Joan's husband raised?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In, how long a walk does Joan begin taking each day?

5. In Chapter 3, Seal Sense Analysis, who gave Joan some clams he had dug up?

(see the answer key)

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