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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what time do the birds begin chattering in the morning at Joan's cottage?
(a) Four thirty.
(b) Five thirty.
(c) Six thirty.
(d) Eight thirty.

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 4, Riptide, with what did Joan think she needed to fall in love?
(a) The cottage.
(b) Nature.
(c) Her life and herself.
(d) The book she was writing.

8. How did the seals respond when Joan dove into the ocean?
(a) They attacked her.
(b) They ignored her.
(c) They swam alongside her.
(d) They swam away from her.

9. What was Larry's PX?
(a) A military store.
(b) A fishing boat.
(c) A school.
(d) A restaurant where the local fishermen hung out.

10. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?
(a) Three and ten.
(b) They were infants.
(c) Six and twelve.
(d) They were grown.

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

12. What did Joan see on her front lawn as she left her house in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide?
(a) A lost puppy.
(b) An angel statue.
(c) A for sale sign.
(d) A broken bicycle.

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

14. When Joan's father died, which relative angered Joan by not attending his funeral?
(a) Joan's husband.
(b) Joan's younger son.
(c) Joan's older son.
(d) Joan's brother.

15. What victory did Joan think she had won when she reached the finish line of the race?
(a) She outran her sister.
(b) She showed her husband she could do new things.
(c) She proved a middle-aged woman could run fast.
(d) She had entered a new phase of her life.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Joan's father-in-law do for a living?

3. How many Christmas cards did Joan send during her year alone at the cottage?

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

5. What made Joan miss her sons at the end of Chapter 5, Water Therapy?

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