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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 12, Low Tide, what appliance in Joan's cottage broke?
(a) The dishwasher.
(b) The hot water heater.
(c) The refrigerator.
(d) The washing machine.

2. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, what forced Joan to end her solitude?
(a) A procession of visitors to her cottage.
(b) Her son's wife was pregnant and needed her help.
(c) Her husband got ill and needed her.
(d) Her mother got ill and needed her.

3. 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?
(a) She could ask one of her fishermen friends for the money.
(b) She should have been living with him as he had planned.
(c) She had overtaxed the appliance.
(d) He could give her the money right away.

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

5. What did Joan think the task of an unfinished woman was?
(a) To acknowledge her life as a work in progress.
(b) To stop living for others.
(c) To become finished.
(d) To become artistic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What worry did Joan have about the weather during her time on the seal island?

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

4. While riding her bicycle in Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, with whom did Joan wonder if she could ever share a bike ride?

5. How did Joan's family feel when they learned she had a job digging for clams?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joshua Cahoon help Joan learn clamming?

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

3. How did Joan's acceptance of her body change in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?

4. 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?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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