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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What costume Joan did Joan wear for the New Year's Day race?
(a) A mermaid costume.
(b) A Cinderella costume.
(c) A wicked witch costume.
(d) A Little Red Riding Hood costume.

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?
(a) Catching fish.
(b) Dealing with customers.
(c) Climbing up to the lobster tanks.
(d) Hauling and weighing fish.

4. From whom did Joan get the wobbly kitchen table in the cottage?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Joshua Cahoon.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

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

7. What did Joan envy about the seals?
(a) Their cuteness.
(b) Their home in the ocean.
(c) Their warm layer of body fat.
(d) Their swimming skills.

8. Who called Joan the evening after she returned from the seal island?
(a) Joshua Cahoon.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

9. How did Joan Erickson keep herself strong and healthy?
(a) She was a vegetarian.
(b) She walked a couple of miles every day.
(c) She took vitamins every day.
(d) She swam a lot.

10. 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.

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

12. Who voided Joan's many mistakes at the fish market cash register?
(a) The market owner's wife.
(b) A female coworker.
(c) The market owner.
(d) Joan E.

13. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, how many years had passed since Joan's sons had spent Christmas with her?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Eight.

14. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?
(a) The seals in the harbor.
(b) Joan's separation from her husband.
(c) A local murder.
(d) The bad economy for fishing that year.

15. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?
(a) Golf.
(b) Biking.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Roller skating.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following actions was not something Joan did prior to her husband's arrival for Christmas at the beginning of Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?

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

4. Why did Joan want to enter the New Year's Day race?

5. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what was Joan's only daily outing for her first three weeks on the island?

(see the answer keys)

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