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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 did Joan think the task of an unfinished woman was?
(a) To acknowledge her life as a work in progress.
(b) To become artistic.
(c) To stop living for others.
(d) To become finished.

2. What outfit did Joan wear to greet her husband in Chapter 16, Port of Call?
(a) Jeans and a black linen blazer.
(b) A bathing suit and towel.
(c) A red evening gown and heels.
(d) A tailored gray wool suit and black boots.

3. How did Joan pay for her husband's party?
(a) She borrowed the money from Joan Erikson.
(b) By clamming.
(c) She sold a new book.
(d) With fish market earnings and an unexpected royalty check.

4. What gift did Joan receive from her daughter-in-law on Memorial Day?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A hand--painted sign that said "Tradition".
(c) A necklace.
(d) A book of poems.

5. Which of the following statements was not something Joan's husband said when she called to ask him if he could help her pay for the broken appliance?
(a) He could give her the money right away.
(b) She should have been living with him as he had planned.
(c) She had overtaxed the appliance.
(d) She could ask one of her fishermen friends for the money.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, what forced Joan to end her solitude?

2. What gift did Joan give her husband at the party?

3. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, what was Joan hired to do for the film crew?

4. What did Joan think that all women in long-term relationships should consider?

5. While walking with Joan Erickson in Chapter 10, Seal Woman, what animal did Joan see staring into a puddle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Joan take with her to the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, and how did what she took on this trip show her growth since her initial trip to the island?

2. To where did Joan ride her bike in Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, and how did she like the experience?

3. How did Joan initially feel about letting people into her home, and how did she feel about having guests at the end of Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow?

4. Why did Joan's nephew send guests to stay with Joan, and how did Joan feel about being part of her nephew's project?

5. How did Joan's family spend Memorial Day weekend in Chapter 13, Treading Water, and how did Joan make this holiday different than previous holidays?

6. How did Joshua Cahoon help Joan learn clamming?

7. What did Joan give her husband for his retirement, and what did her gift symbolize?

8. How did a sign in front of the Methodist Church make Joan reflect upon her marriage?

9. Describe the retirement party Joan gave for her husband and how pleased her husband was with it.

10. What did Joan Anderson expect to learn from the psychoanalyst, and what did Joan Erikson tell her when she didn't learn what she expected?

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