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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. What kind of car did Joan's oldest son own?
(a) A Toyota.
(b) A Ford.
(c) A Chevrolet.
(d) A Dodge.

2. Why did Joan plant the tulips?
(a) To remind herself to keep blooming like the flowers.
(b) They were her favorite flowers.
(c) They were her husband's favorite flowers.
(d) She needed to cover a bare patch of her lawn.

3. What was Hazel's marital state?
(a) She was single and had never been married.
(b) She was widowed.
(c) She was divorced.
(d) She was married.

4. With which Greek goddess did Joan feel an affinity when she swam with the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) Demeter.
(b) Hecate.
(c) Athena.
(d) Aphrodite.

5. Which of the following was not something Joan took with her to the island of the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) A sleeping bag and backpack.
(b) A tent.
(c) A radio.
(d) Food and water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Hazel?

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

3. Who advised Joan to dig for clams to earn the money to replace her broken appliance?

4. What kind of perfume did Joan wear to greet her husband in the final chapter of the book?

5. How did Joan define menopause?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. 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?

4. What spiritual lesson did Joan learn from clamming?

5. How did the friendship between Joan Anderson and Joan Erikson develop in Chapter 10, Seal Woman?

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

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

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. What symbolism did Joan see in the sandbar?

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

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