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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 previous hiking trips did Joan think of while traveling to the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) One in Coral Gables.
(b) One in the Andes and one in the Grand Canyon.
(c) One in Europe.
(d) One in western Utah.

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

3. Where did Joan Erickson tell Joan A. was the only place to find answers about herself?
(a) In her own heart.
(b) From her friends.
(c) From her physician.
(d) From her family.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, who did Joan realize was planning to live with her in the cottage?

2. What disappointed Joan about her visit with Joan Erickson's cousin?

3. How long did Joan spend alone on the island with the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?

4. Why did Joan plant the tulips?

5. Which of the following was not something Joan took with her to the island of the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Joan ultimately earn the money to fix her broken hot water heater?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

6. What spiritual lesson did Joan learn from clamming?

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

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

9. 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?

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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