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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, Seal Sense Analysis, who gave Joan some clams he had dug up?
(a) Joshua Cahoon.
(b) The local pastor.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her younger son.

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

4. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?
(a) A Toyota Camry.
(b) A Chevrolet Impala.
(c) A Mercedes.
(d) A Volvo.

5. How many children did Joan and her husband have?
(a) None.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. How soon before Christmas was Joan's husband scheduled to arrive at the cottage?

2. How did Joan meet Joshua Cahoon?

3. In what town did Joan and her husband live?

4. In what kind of family was Joan's husband raised?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ebb tide and how did Joan relate the concept of ebb tide to her own life?

2. How did Joan's husband respond to her day with the seals and what does his response indicate about their marriage?

3. How much did Joan tell the townspeople in Cape Cod about her reasons for being in town?

4. What incident told Joan that the other workers at the fish market had accepted her?

5. When Joan and her husband spent Christmas together at the cottage, what changes did each of them display?

6. What was Joan's day with the seals like?

7. Where did Joan and her husband meet, and how did Joan's in-laws feel about the couple's relationship?

8. How did Joshua Cahoon treat Joan when he took her to the seal island?

9. Why did Joan and her husband decide to separate?

10. What was Joan's husband's childhood like, and how did his childhood experiences affect the couple's marriage?

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