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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 find workmen doing at her cottage upon her return from the general store?
(a) Repairing her roof.
(b) Painting her house.
(c) Replacing her garage door.
(d) Putting up a new picket fence.

2. What action made the clams spit, i.e. make holes in the sand that revealed where they were?
(a) Singing loudly to scare the clams.
(b) Stomping around on the sand.
(c) Putting raw hamburger on the sand as clam bait.
(d) Pouring water on the sand.

3. At the end of the book, where did Joan's husband ask Joan to take him the next morning?
(a) To the seal island to see the seals.
(b) To visit their sons.
(c) To their old home in Nyack.
(d) To Yale to reminisce about their first meeting.

4. How tall was Joan's husband?
(a) Five feet nine.
(b) Six foot four.
(c) Five feet eleven.
(d) Six foot one.

5. What strong women inspired Joan to think that she could find a way to replace her broken appliance?
(a) Her mother-in-law and daughters-in-law.
(b) Her mother, grandmother, and aunt.
(c) Joan Erickson and Hazel.
(d) The wives of the Cape Cod fishermen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, who came to Cape Cod to shoot a film?

2. What did Joan conclude while visiting the general store?

3. Why did Joan plant the tulips?

4. What did Joan Erikson say in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, would be giving away some of Joan's strength?

5. How did Joan define menopause?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Joan find several workmen doing at her home upon her return from her bike ride, and what did the fact that her husband was paying for the repairs indicate about him and their marriage?

2. Did Joan and her husband seem happier or more unhappy at the end of their year-long separation, and did they decide to divorce or reunite?

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

4. What truths about her life were revealed to Joan during her trip to the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, how did Joan feel once her older son and his wife left?

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

7. How did the friendship between Joan Anderson and Joan Erikson develop in Chapter 10, Seal Woman?

8. What spiritual lesson did Joan learn from clamming?

9. Who did Joan Erikson send to stay with Joan and how did Joan feel about having these guests?

10. What symbolism did Joan see in the sandbar?

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