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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. Which of the following was not something that Joan achieved in her early twenties?
(a) She worked as a fashion model in New York.
(b) She sold a magazine story.
(c) She worked in the African bush.
(d) She attended drama school.

2. Which of Joan's relatives got multiple scholarship offers from Ivy League colleges?
(a) Her older brother.
(b) Her youngest son.
(c) Her oldest son.
(d) Her cousin.

3. What color was the inside of Nickerson's Fish Market painted?
(a) Orange and green.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

4. How old was Joan Erickson when Joan met her?
(a) Sixty-three.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Seventy-five.
(d) Ninety-two.

5. At the church Christmas pageant that Joan and her husband attended n Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights, what were the children dressed as instead of shepherds?
(a) Kings.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) Roman soldiers.
(d) Angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joan's father-in-law do for a living?

2. How many Christmas cards did Joan send during her year alone at the cottage?

3. Which of the following items was not something Joan wished she had brought with her to the seal island?

4. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what was Joan's only daily outing for her first three weeks on the island?

5. How long was the town's New Year's Day race?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How did Joshua Cahoon differ from Joan's husband?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, why was Joan concerned about her writing career?

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

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

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

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

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