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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Joan's husband sent to live at age twelve?
(a) His grandparents' home in Kentucky.
(b) A boarding school in England.
(c) An orphanage.
(d) An Episcopalian boarding school.

3. Which of the following was not something that Joan achieved in her early twenties?
(a) She worked in the African bush.
(b) She sold a magazine story.
(c) She attended drama school.
(d) She worked as a fashion model in New York.

4. When did Nickerson's Fish Market close for the winter?
(a) At the beginning of January.
(b) At Christmas.
(c) At the end of December.
(d) At Thanksgiving.

5. How long was the town's New Year's Day race?
(a) Fifty yards.
(b) Five miles.
(c) One mile.
(d) Two miles.

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

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

8. What lesson did the seals teach Joan?
(a) That she needed to swim more.
(b) That she needed to interact with animals more.
(c) That she needed to live like a child again and enjoy life.
(d) That she needed to be in the sea more.

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

10. Once Joan's husband left in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, how did Joan react?
(a) She rejoiced.
(b) She begged him to come back.
(c) She became afraid.
(d) She cried.

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 a crossroads.
(c) A cross made of mesquite wood.
(d) A painting of an Indian village.

12. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what was Joan's only daily outing for her first three weeks on the island?
(a) Walking her dog.
(b) Going to the post office.
(c) Picking her daughter up from school.
(d) Going to the laundromat.

13. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, who invites Joan to have a glass of wine and talk?
(a) Her coworkers at the fish market.
(b) Joan Erickson.
(c) Her neighbor.
(d) Joshua Cahoon.

14. Because Joan entertained their guests at parties while her husband sat quietly in the corner, how did Joan's husband describe himself and his wife?
(a) Joan was an extrovert while he was an introvert.
(b) Joan was Technicolor while he was black-and-white.
(c) Joan was a diamond while he was cubic zirconium.
(d) Joan was champagne while he was plain water.

15. How many races had Joan run prior to the New Year's Day race?
(a) None.
(b) Eight.
(c) Five.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Joan and her husband have?

2. Which of Joan's relatives got multiple scholarship offers from Ivy League colleges?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, what was Joan's morning ritual as winter approached?

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

5. Where would Joan go before she went to meetings with editors?

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