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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What strong women inspired Joan to think that she could find a way to replace her broken appliance?
(a) Her mother-in-law and daughters-in-law.
(b) Her mother, grandmother, and aunt.
(c) The wives of the Cape Cod fishermen.
(d) Joan Erickson and Hazel.

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

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

4. 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 pillow and blanket so she could enjoy a nap.
(b) A book and a glass of iced tea.
(c) A glass of lemonade and some chocolate chip cookies.
(d) A radio.

5. Who was Joan Erickson's late husband?
(a) Famed psychoanalyst Erik Erikson.
(b) Actor Denholm Elliott.
(c) Scientist Albert Einstein.
(d) Actor Buddy Ebson.

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

7. Where did Joan Erickson tell Joan A. was the only place to find answers about herself?
(a) From her family.
(b) From her friends.
(c) In her own heart.
(d) From her physician.

8. What did Joan conclude while visiting the general store?
(a) That she wanted to stay in Cape Cod.
(b) That she wanted to divorce her husband.
(c) That she wanted to have another baby.
(d) That she wanted to move to Europe.

9. Which of the following was not something that Joan thought would help her maintain her new self if she reunited with her husband?
(a) Playing hostess to her husband and his friends.
(b) Generating new ideas.
(c) Laughing and risking adventures.
(d) Sipping coffee by the shore.

10. 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 radio.
(c) A sleeping bag and backpack.
(d) A tent.

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

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

13. Why did Joan want to be alone on the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) To contemplate the future of her marriage.
(b) To conduct research for a book on seals.
(c) To decide if she wanted to marry Joshua Cahoon.
(d) To grieve for her dead father.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds of clams did Joshua Cahoon like to dig in a single day?

2. What did Joan tuck into the corners of the boxes of fish she packed at the fish market?

3. What beverage did Joan buy at the general store?

4. How long did Joan spend alone on the island with the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?

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

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