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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who honked her horn and flashed her lights and encouraged an exhausted Joan to continue the race when Joan was about to quit?
2. How old were Joan's children at the beginning of the book?
3. What costume Joan did Joan wear for the New Year's Day race?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In, how long a walk does Joan begin taking each day?
5. How soon before Christmas was Joan's husband scheduled to arrive at the cottage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Joan's husband's childhood like, and how did his childhood experiences affect the couple's marriage?
2. How did Joan's personality differ from her husband's?
3. What did Joan think of the wealthy wives who came into the fish market and ordered expensive fish?
4. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, how did Joan become estranged from her brother?
5. Who was Joan Erikson and how did Joan meet her?
6. How much did Joan tell the townspeople in Cape Cod about her reasons for being in town?
7. How did Joan's winter days and nights with her husband and children compare to her winter on Cape Cod?
8. What incident told Joan that the other workers at the fish market had accepted her?
9. When Joan and her husband spent Christmas together at the cottage, what changes did each of them display?
10. What reflections did the seals give Joan on her body image?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the depiction of family and community in the book. When Joan isolated herself on Cape Cod, who became her family and her community? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the changes and growth in Joan during her year at Cape Cod. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the metaphor of the sea and the tide in "A Year by the Sea." How did each phase of the tide relate to Joan and her life? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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