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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 16, Port of Call, to what did Joan equate Labor Day at the fish market?
(a) The New York Stock Exchange.
(b) Dulles Airport at Christmas.
(c) Grand Central Station at rush hour.
(d) A quiet funeral.

2. What kind of perfume did Joan wear to greet her husband in the final chapter of the book?
(a) Honeysuckle and lavender perfume.
(b) French perfume.
(c) Tea rose and gardenia perfume.
(d) Lemon-scented perfume.

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

4. Why did Joan want to be alone on the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) To contemplate the future of her marriage.
(b) To decide if she wanted to marry Joshua Cahoon.
(c) To conduct research for a book on seals.
(d) To grieve for her dead father.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Although Joan missed her sons after they left the cottage once Memorial Day ended, what did she look forward to regaining?

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

4. What did Joan find workmen doing at her cottage upon her return from the general store?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Joshua Cahoon help Joan learn clamming?

4. 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?

5. What symbolism did Joan see in the sandbar?

6. 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?

7. What evidence in Chapter 16, Port of Call, indicated that Joan's husband had grown and changed during their separation?

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

9. 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?

10. 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?

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