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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 the film crew on Cape Cod?
(a) One month.
(b) Ten weeks.
(c) Eight days
(d) Six weeks.

2. What did Hazel do for a living?
(a) She was an accountant.
(b) She was an attorney.
(c) She was an ophthalmologist.
(d) She was a pediatrician.

3. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, what was Joan hired to do for the film crew?
(a) Iron.
(b) Drive.
(c) Cook.
(d) Type.

4. What factors complicated Joan's job for the film crew?
(a) Joan wasn't a skilled cook.
(b) Joan didn't have many cooking utensils at the cottage.
(c) The crew hated her cooking.
(d) The crew had various dietary preferences.

5. How much money did it cost to replace Joan's broken appliance?
(a) Five hundred dollars.
(b) A thousand dollars.
(c) Twelve hundred dollars.
(d) Fifteen hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of party did Joan throw for her husband in Chapter 16, Port of Call?

2. 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?

3. How many tulip bulbs did Joan plant in Chapter 16, Port of Call?

4. What beverage did Joan buy at the general store?

5. What kind of car did Joan's oldest son own?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. What was ironic about how Joan felt once she arrived on the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?

7. What evidence was there in Chapter 16, Port of Call, that Joan had grown during her year in Cape Cod?

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

9. In Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, how did Joan feel about letting her husband move back in with her after he retired and where did she go to think over the prospect?

10. 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?

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