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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. While riding her bicycle in Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, with whom did Joan wonder if she could ever share a bike ride?
(a) Her oldest son and his wife.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Joan Erikson.

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

3. Who was Hazel?
(a) Joan's daughter-in-law.
(b) An old friend of Joan.
(c) Joshua Cahoon's wife.
(d) Joan's cousin.

4. What did Joan fear losing if she reunited with her husband?
(a) Her autonomy.
(b) Her self-confidence.
(c) Her job at the fish market.
(d) Her new friends.

5. While walking with Joan Erickson in Chapter 10, Seal Woman, what animal did Joan see staring into a puddle?
(a) A brown bear.
(b) A red fox.
(c) A leopard.
(d) A beaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joan think the seals had influenced her life?

2. With which Greek goddess did Joan feel an affinity when she swam with the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?

3. What did Joan discover that her sons' wives wanted after their marriages?

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

5. What did Joan think the task of an unfinished woman was?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. What spiritual lesson did Joan learn from clamming?

8. 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?

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

10. Who was Hazel, and why did she come to visit Joan?

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