![]() |
Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Joan's husband think when Joan made an angel in the snow?
2. What victory did Joan think she had won when she reached the finish line of the race?
3. Where would Joan go before she went to meetings with editors?
4. What lesson did the seals teach Joan?
5. Why did Joan's old book club always end up canceling their December meetings?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did other people respond when they learned Joan was working at a fish market?
2. What reflections did the seals give Joan on her body image?
3. How did Joan fare in the footrace in Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet, and what did the race symbolize to her?
4. What was Larry's PX and how did the men who congregated there respond to Joan's presence?
5. What costume did Joan wear for the New Year's Eve footrace, and what did it symbolize to her?
6. What was ironic about how Joan felt once her husband drove away from their house on the day they separated?
7. How did Joshua Cahoon treat Joan when he took her to the seal island?
8. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, why was Joan concerned about her writing career?
9. In Chapter 4, Riptide, how did Joan relate the state of her marriage to a riptide?
10. What was Joan's day with the seals like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Joan's husband with Joshua Cahoon. What did each man represent to Joan? What aspects of herself did each man reflect back to Joan? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how holidays affected Joan in the book. Did her feelings about holidays change during her year by the sea? In what ways do holidays illustrate Joan's feelings about the traditional role of women in society? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast Joan's two jobs on Cape Cod with her career as a writer. How did her two jobs on Cape Cod change Joan, her relationships, and her marriage? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
This section contains 1,126 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
![]() |