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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 in the African bush.
(b) She attended drama school.
(c) She sold a magazine story.
(d) She worked as a fashion model in New York.

2. Which of the following items was not something Joan brought with her when she visited the seal island?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) A stale bagel.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) A sweater.

3. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, who invites Joan to have a glass of wine and talk?
(a) Joan Erickson.
(b) Her coworkers at the fish market.
(c) Her neighbor.
(d) Joshua Cahoon.

4. When did Nickerson's Fish Market close for the winter?
(a) At the end of December.
(b) At Thanksgiving.
(c) At the beginning of January.
(d) At Christmas.

5. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?
(a) Biking.
(b) Golf.
(c) Roller skating.
(d) Skiing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career loss did Joan suffer at the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In?

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, what was really happening with the lobster the two customers thought was dead?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, why did Joan get angry at the fish market customer who looked like Santa Claus?

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

4. How did Joan's personality differ from her husband's?

5. What kind of Christmas tree did Joan and her husband have on Cape Cod, and how did they decorate?

6. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, how did Joan become estranged from her brother?

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

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

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

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

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