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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 lesson did the seals teach Joan?
(a) That she needed to live like a child again and enjoy life.
(b) That she needed to swim more.
(c) That she needed to interact with animals more.
(d) That she needed to be in the sea more.

2. What career loss did Joan suffer at the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In?
(a) Her publisher went out of business.
(b) Her collaborator moved & ended their collaboration.
(c) Her agent retired, leaving her agentless.
(d) Her editor quit & the new editor hated Joan's writing.

3. In Chapter 4, Riptide, what did Joan get up each morning to watch?
(a) Her husband walking the dog.
(b) The sunrise.
(c) The neighborhood children walking to school.
(d) Joshua Cahoon jogging.

4. What did Joan envy about the seals?
(a) Their swimming skills.
(b) Their cuteness.
(c) Their warm layer of body fat.
(d) Their home in the ocean.

5. Where was the cottage to which Joan wanted to retreat at the beginning of the book?
(a) Cape Cod.
(b) Key Biscayne.
(c) Martha's Vineyard.
(d) Nantucket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Joan she had everything she wanted for Christmas?

2. Where did Joan and her husband meet?

3. What did Joan think her role in her marriage would be?

4. Because Joan entertained their guests at parties while her husband sat quietly in the corner, how did Joan's husband describe himself and his wife?

5. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what time do the birds begin chattering in the morning at Joan's cottage?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Riptide, how did Joan relate the state of her marriage to a riptide?

2. What was ironic about how Joan felt once her husband drove away from their house on the day they separated?

3. What costume did Joan wear for the New Year's Eve footrace, and what did it symbolize to her?

4. Who was Joan Erikson and how did Joan meet her?

5. What reflections did the seals give Joan on her body image?

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

7. How did Joan fare in the footrace in Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet, and what did the race symbolize to her?

8. How did other people respond when they learned Joan was working at a fish market?

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

10. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, how did Joan compare women to fog?

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