View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Joan meet Joshua Cahoon?
(a) He was her neighbor on Cape Cod.
(b) He worked with her husband.
(c) He was her editor.
(d) He sat next to her at Larry's PX.

2. 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) Thirteen.
(c) Seventy-six.
(d) Thirty.

3. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, what was really happening with the lobster the two customers thought was dead?
(a) It was sleeping.
(b) It was ill.
(c) It was a plastic lobster.
(d) It was molting.

4. What did Joan's father-in-law do for a living?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a plumber.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a comedian.

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

6. How soon before Christmas was Joan's husband scheduled to arrive at the cottage?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) He was not coming.

7. 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 a diamond while he was cubic zirconium.
(b) Joan was champagne while he was plain water.
(c) Joan was Technicolor while he was black-and-white.
(d) Joan was an extrovert while he was an introvert.

8. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, why did Joan think women looked exhausted as the holidays approached?
(a) They were trying to please everyone.
(b) They had too much shopping to do.
(c) There was a flu epidemic and everyone had the flu.
(d) They had too many parties to plan.

9. In Chapter 3, Seal Sense Analysis, who gave Joan some clams he had dug up?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The local pastor.
(c) Joshua Cahoon.
(d) Her younger son.

10. What did Joan's neighbor think of Joan's job at the fish market?
(a) That it was easy work.
(b) That it was men's work.
(c) That it was work Joan would love.
(d) That it would pay Joan well.

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

12. Where did Joan and her husband meet?
(a) Penn State.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

13. Why did Joan and her husband decide to spend Christmas together during their separation year?
(a) They missed each other.
(b) They wanted to make a show of unity for their children.
(c) Neither of them wanted to be alone.
(d) They wanted to make Joan's ailing mother happy.

14. How old was Joan Erickson when Joan met her?
(a) Ninety-two.
(b) Sixty-three.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Seventy-five.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In, how long a walk does Joan begin taking each day?
(a) A half-mile walk.
(b) A four-mile walk.
(c) A one-mile walk.
(d) A two-mile walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?

2. How long had Joan and her family lived in their big old family house?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?

4. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?

5. What lesson did the seals teach Joan?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 626 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample