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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. Who applauded Joan's job of clamming?
(a) Joan Erickson.
(b) The fish market owner's wife.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Joan's husband.

2. What disappointed Joan about her visit with Joan Erickson's cousin?
(a) She had hoped for a longer visit.
(b) She didn't learn anything about herself.
(c) She had hoped for a shorter visit.
(d) She found Joan Erickson's cousin dull.

3. What snack did the bartender put out without charge for Joan's party for her husband?
(a) A tray of veggies and dip.
(b) A cheese ball and crackers.
(c) Tortilla chips and salsa.
(d) Mixed nuts.

4. As Joan let sand flow through her fingers in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, what did the sand symbolize to her?
(a) Dirt that she had to sweep out of her mind, heart, and life.
(b) Clamming.
(c) Her limitless future.
(d) Nature and the outdoors.

5. What did Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?
(a) He was a psychoanalyst.
(b) He was a chef.
(c) He was a soldier.
(d) He was a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift did the fish market owner give Joan at the end of the season?

2. What did the wife of Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?

3. How did Joan define menopause?

4. Who was Joan Erickson's late husband?

5. During her bicycle ride, what words did Joan see on a sign in front of the Methodist Church?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift did Joan's boss at the fish market give her, and what did the gift indicate about his acceptance of Joan in the Cape Cod community?

2. 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?

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

4. Who did Joan ask for money to replace her broken hot water heater, and what was his response?

5. 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?

6. What spiritual lesson did Joan learn from clamming?

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

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

9. In Chapter 12, Low Tide, how did reflecting upon the women in her family inspire Joan?

10. What symbolism did Joan see in the sandbar?

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