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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Joan feel that her previous hiking adventures had not tested her independence?
(a) Someone besides herself had paid for her previous trips.
(b) She went on the trips with others rather than going alone.
(c) She was a child on her previous trips.
(d) They were easy trips without physical challenges.

2. What gift did Joan give her husband at the party?
(a) A gold watch.
(b) A coffee maker.
(c) A new tie.
(d) A tide clock.

3. What gift did Joan receive from her daughter-in-law on Memorial Day?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A book of poems.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A hand--painted sign that said "Tradition".

4. 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.

5. How much did a license for clamming cost Joan?
(a) Fifty dollars.
(b) One hundred dollars.
(c) Fifteen dollars.
(d) Eighty dollars.

6. What worry did Joan have about the weather during her time on the seal island?
(a) It was very hot and she feared dehydrating.
(b) A blizzard struck.
(c) It was too foggy to see and she feared falling or drowning.
(d) It was hurricane season.

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

8. Once Joan was dropped off on the seal island, how did she feel?
(a) Sad.
(b) Exhilarated.
(c) Angry, knowing her husband would soon return.
(d) Afraid, knowing that she was alone if any emergency arose.

9. What did Joan Erikson say in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, would be giving away some of Joan's strength?
(a) Leaving Cape Cod to return to the city.
(b) Turning her back on her female friends.
(c) Letting others know her secrets.
(d) Returning to her husband.

10. How did Joan pay for her husband's party?
(a) She sold a new book.
(b) She borrowed the money from Joan Erikson.
(c) By clamming.
(d) With fish market earnings and an unexpected royalty check.

11. What did the sign in front of the Methodist Church make Joan wonder about herself?
(a) If she had been indifferent about her life and her marriage.
(b) If she needed to treat others more nicely.
(c) If she needed to forgive more.
(d) If she needed to love more.

12. Who was paying for the work of the men Joan found at her cottage upon her return from the general store?
(a) Joan.
(b) The fishermen.
(c) Joan's husband.
(d) Joan's older son and his wife.

13. What gift did the fish market owner give Joan at the end of the season?
(a) A gift certificate to a local restaurant.
(b) A gift certficate to the local spa.
(c) A swordfish steak.
(d) A bottle of wine.

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

15. In Chapter 16, Port of Call, to what did Joan equate Labor Day at the fish market?
(a) Grand Central Station at rush hour.
(b) The New York Stock Exchange.
(c) Dulles Airport at Christmas.
(d) A quiet funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joan's family feel when they learned she had a job digging for clams?

2. Under what conditions did Joan decide she could let her husband return home?

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

4. What did the wife of Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?

5. How had Joan spent Labor Days prior to her year alone by the sea?

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