2. What was Hazel's marital state?
(a) She was single and had never been married.
(b) She was widowed.
(c) She was divorced.
(d) She was married.

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

4. With which Greek goddess did Joan feel an affinity when she swam with the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Athena.
(c) Aphrodite.
(d) Hecate.

5. What beverage did Joan buy at the general store?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) A diet cola.
(c) Bottled water.
(d) Iced tea.

6. What action made the clams spit, i.e. make holes in the sand that revealed where they were?
(a) Singing loudly to scare the clams.
(b) Putting raw hamburger on the sand as clam bait.
(c) Pouring water on the sand.
(d) Stomping around on the sand.

7. What did Joan decide at the end of her month of increased socializing in Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow?
(a) She missed her husband.
(b) She was in control of her life & when guests came and left.
(c) She hated socializing.
(d) She liked being around other people.

8. Which of the following was not something Joan took with her to the island of the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) Food and water.
(b) A sleeping bag and backpack.
(c) A radio.
(d) A tent.

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

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

11. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, who came to Cape Cod to shoot a film?
(a) Joan's older son.
(b) Hazel.
(c) Joan's nephew.
(d) A famous Hollywood producer.

12. What did the T-shirt Joan wore on the seal island say?
(a) I am woman.
(b) I love me.
(c) This is what it looks like to be fifty.
(d) I love Cape Cod.

13. What did Joan think the task of an unfinished woman was?
(a) To stop living for others.
(b) To become finished.
(c) To become artistic.
(d) To acknowledge her life as a work in progress.

14. While riding her bicycle in Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, with whom did Joan wonder if she could ever share a bike ride?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Joan Erikson.
(d) Her oldest son and his wife.

15. In Chapter 16, Port of Call, what did Joan take with her to the chaise longue to enjoy some peace and quiet before her husband arrived at the cottage?
(a) A book and a glass of iced tea.
(b) A glass of lemonade and some chocolate chip cookies.
(c) A radio.
(d) A pillow and blanket so she could enjoy a nap.