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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How had Joan spent Labor Days prior to her year alone by the sea?
(a) Visiting her in-laws.
(b) Doing housework.
(c) Organizing family picnics.
(d) Watching tv.

2. What kind of car did Joan's oldest son own?
(a) A Chevrolet.
(b) A Ford.
(c) A Dodge.
(d) A Toyota.

3. Which of the following statements was not something Joan's husband said when she called to ask him if he could help her pay for the broken appliance?
(a) She had overtaxed the appliance.
(b) She should have been living with him as he had planned.
(c) He could give her the money right away.
(d) She could ask one of her fishermen friends for the money.

4. What did one of the party guests do to Joan's husband's tie?
(a) Threw it into the sea.
(b) Cut it off with a pair of scissors.
(c) Wore it as a headband.
(d) Threw it into the lobster tank.

5. What did Joan find workmen doing at her cottage upon her return from the general store?
(a) Repairing her roof.
(b) Putting up a new picket fence.
(c) Replacing her garage door.
(d) Painting her house.

6. What did Joan cook for Memorial Day dinner?
(a) A bouillabaisse.
(b) Nothing - she refused to cook.
(c) Hamburgers.
(d) Hot dogs and baked beans.

7. Who advised Joan to dig for clams to earn the money to replace her broken appliance?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Joan Erickson.
(d) Joshua Cahoon.

8. What did Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?
(a) He was a chef.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a psychoanalyst.

9. What did Joan fear losing if she reunited with her husband?
(a) Her new friends.
(b) Her self-confidence.
(c) Her autonomy.
(d) Her job at the fish market.

10. How did Joan think the seals had influenced her life?
(a) By making her become a vegetarian.
(b) By setting her onto a different path.
(c) By helping her swim more.
(d) By giving her a new book idea.

11. At the end of the book, where did Joan's husband ask Joan to take him the next morning?
(a) To their old home in Nyack.
(b) To visit their sons.
(c) To Yale to reminisce about their first meeting.
(d) To the seal island to see the seals.

12. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, what forced Joan to end her solitude?
(a) Her son's wife was pregnant and needed her help.
(b) Her mother got ill and needed her.
(c) Her husband got ill and needed her.
(d) A procession of visitors to her cottage.

13. What kind of perfume did Joan wear to greet her husband in the final chapter of the book?
(a) Lemon-scented perfume.
(b) Tea rose and gardenia perfume.
(c) Honeysuckle and lavender perfume.
(d) French perfume.

14. What did Hazel cook Joan for breakfast?
(a) An omelet.
(b) Oatmeal and buttered toast.
(c) Scrambled eggs and bacon.
(d) Blueberry pancakes.

15. What did Joan discover that her sons' wives wanted after their marriages?
(a) Babies.
(b) Autonomy.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Romance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joan define menopause?

2. In Chapter 16, Port of Call, what flowers did Joan's neighbors say she could pick from their yard?

3. What action made the clams spit, i.e. make holes in the sand that revealed where they were?

4. In Chapter 16, Port of Call, to what did Joan equate Labor Day at the fish market?

5. During her bicycle ride, what words did Joan see on a sign in front of the Methodist Church?

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