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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news did Joan get about her house in the city after her return from the seal island?
(a) It had been vandalized.
(b) It had been painted.
(c) It had been sold.
(d) It had been damaged in a fire.

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

3. In what kind of family was Joan's husband raised?
(a) An artistic family.
(b) A diabetic family.
(c) An alcoholic family.
(d) A musical family.

4. What did studying her old photos reveal to Joan about herself?
(a) That she fit in by being what others wanted her to be.
(b) That she longed for a close family again.
(c) That she didn't look like her other relatives.
(d) That she had been a lonely, homely child.

5. At the church Christmas pageant that Joan and her husband attended n Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights, what were the children dressed as instead of shepherds?
(a) Kings.
(b) Angels.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Roman soldiers.

6. What was Joan instructed to bring for her trip to the seal island?
(a) A bathing suit and sunscreen.
(b) Warm clothes and a sandwich.
(c) A camera.
(d) A blanket, coat and gloves.

7. How long was Joan left alone on Seal Island?
(a) One week.
(b) Eight hours.
(c) Overnight.
(d) Two hours.

8. Why did Joan's old book club always end up canceling their December meetings?
(a) Winter weather made travel too hazardous.
(b) The book club members left town for the holidays.
(c) The women had no time to read during the holidays.
(d) The women were involved in the church's holiday play.

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

10. Who told Joan she had everything she wanted for Christmas?
(a) A bearded customer who looked like Santa Claus.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her boss at the fish market.
(d) Her husband.

11. What wall decoration from New Mexico made Joan think she was at a crossroads in her life?
(a) A clock.
(b) A painting of an Indian village.
(c) A cross made of mesquite wood.
(d) A painting of a crossroads.

12. What number did Joan wear in the town's New Year's Day race in Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Fifty-two.
(d) Seventy-six.

13. What is ebb tide?
(a) The time when it floods.
(b) The time when the tide rises.
(c) The time when the tide falls.
(d) The intermediate time when the tide neither rises nor falls.

14. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?
(a) Catching fish.
(b) Hauling and weighing fish.
(c) Climbing up to the lobster tanks.
(d) Dealing with customers.

15. How did Joan's husband see his primary role in their marriage?
(a) As the victim of Joan's nagging.
(b) As Joan's protector.
(c) As an equal partner.
(d) As breadwinner.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Joan and her husband meet?

3. When did Nickerson's Fish Market close for the winter?

4. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?

5. How did Joan's husband describe the home he lived in while Joan occupied their Cape Cod cottage?

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