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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. Who told Joan she had everything she wanted for Christmas?
(a) Her boss at the fish market.
(b) Her children.
(c) A bearded customer who looked like Santa Claus.
(d) Her husband.

2. What news did Joan get about her house in the city after her return from the seal island?
(a) It had been sold.
(b) It had been damaged in a fire.
(c) It had been painted.
(d) It had been vandalized.

3. How did Joan meet her new friend, Joan Erickson.?
(a) They met at a mutual neighbor's home.
(b) They met on the beach while walking in the fog.
(c) They met at a party.
(d) They met at the fish market.

4. Where did Joan and her husband meet?
(a) Yale.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Penn State.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?

2. What did studying her old photos reveal to Joan about herself?

3. Why did Joan want a job at the fish market?

4. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?

5. Which of the following is not something Joan woke up to the morning after her husband's arrival for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What kind of job did Joan get in Chapter 4, Riptide, and why didn't she ask her husband for financial help instead of getting a job?

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

9. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, how did Joan feel about her sons' plans to spend Christmas with their wives' families instead of with Joan and her husband?

10. What was Larry's PX and how did the men who congregated there respond to Joan's presence?

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