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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. How long was Joan left alone on Seal Island?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Overnight.
(c) One week.
(d) Eight hours.

2. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, why did Joan think women looked exhausted as the holidays approached?
(a) They had too much shopping to do.
(b) There was a flu epidemic and everyone had the flu.
(c) They had too many parties to plan.
(d) They were trying to please everyone.

3. How did Joan's husband describe the home he lived in while Joan occupied their Cape Cod cottage?
(a) An overpriced and undersized studio apartment.
(b) A lonely mausoleum.
(c) A chrome and glass condominium.
(d) An old barn that looked like Ralph Lauren designed it.

4. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?
(a) Climbing up to the lobster tanks.
(b) Catching fish.
(c) Dealing with customers.
(d) Hauling and weighing fish.

5. How soon before Christmas was Joan's husband scheduled to arrive at the cottage?
(a) One day.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) He was not coming.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Joan think she was better off than the rich local women who bought fish from her in the market?

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

3. What wall decoration from New Mexico made Joan think she was at a crossroads in her life?

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

5. What did Joan's husband think when Joan made an angel in the snow?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. How did Joan's winter days and nights with her husband and children compare to her winter on Cape Cod?

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

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

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

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