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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. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, who came to Cape Cod to shoot a film?
(a) Joan's nephew.
(b) A famous Hollywood producer.
(c) Joan's older son.
(d) Hazel.

2. How much money was a basket of clams worth?
(a) Sixty-five dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) Fifteen or twenty dollars.
(d) Twelve dollars.

3. Which of the following was not something that Joan thought would help her maintain her new self if she reunited with her husband?
(a) Sipping coffee by the shore.
(b) Generating new ideas.
(c) Playing hostess to her husband and his friends.
(d) Laughing and risking adventures.

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

5. Why did Joan decide not to write in her journal on the seal island?
(a) She did not want to miss a single thing.
(b) She had a low supply of ink.
(c) She had a low supply of paper.
(d) She was tired of writing and was thinking of changing jobs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, Low Tide, what appliance in Joan's cottage broke?

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

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

4. What things did Joan notice during her bicycle ride in Chapter 14, Safe Harbor?

5. How far of a bike ride from Joan's home was the general store?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joshua Cahoon help Joan learn clamming?

2. 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?

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

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

5. What was the Cape Cod general store like, and what did being there help Joan decide about her stay in the community?

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

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

8. 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?

9. When Joan's husband mentioned retirement at the beginning of Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, how did his idea of retirement differ from Joan's?

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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