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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. What made Joan miss her sons at the end of Chapter 5, Water Therapy?
2. What number did Joan wear in the town's New Year's Day race in Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet?
3. Why did Joan's old book club always end up canceling their December meetings?
4. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what was Joan's only daily outing for her first three weeks on the island?
5. Which of the following items was not something Joan brought with her when she visited the seal island?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Joan's winter days and nights with her husband and children compare to her winter on Cape Cod?
2. How did Joshua Cahoon differ from Joan's husband?
3. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, why was Joan concerned about her writing career?
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 did Joan's personality differ from her husband's?
7. What kind of Christmas tree did Joan and her husband have on Cape Cod, and how did they decorate?
8. How did Joan fare in the footrace in Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet, and what did the race symbolize to her?
9. When Joan and her husband spent Christmas together at the cottage, what changes did each of them display?
10. How much did Joan tell the townspeople in Cape Cod about her reasons for being in town?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Joan Erickson, Hazel, and Joan's daughters-in-laws. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Joan Anderson's use of figurative language in "A Year by the Sea" as well as her other narrative techniques. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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