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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. Approximately how many other runners showed up with Joan to participate in the New Year's Day race?
2. How long was Joan left alone on Seal Island?
3. Why did Joan want a job at the fish market?
4. How did Joan's husband describe the home he lived in while Joan occupied their Cape Cod cottage?
5. In Chapter 4, Riptide, which of the following was not a task Joan had to do in her job at Nickerson's Fish Market?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Joan and her husband decide to separate?
2. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, how did Joan feel about her sons' plans to spend Christmas with their wives' families instead of with Joan and her husband?
3. What was ironic about how Joan felt once her husband drove away from their house on the day they separated?
4. How did Joan's winter days and nights with her husband and children compare to her winter on Cape Cod?
5. What was Larry's PX and how did the men who congregated there respond to Joan's presence?
6. How much did Joan tell the townspeople in Cape Cod about her reasons for being in town?
7. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, how did Joan compare women to fog?
8. What reflections did the seals give Joan on her body image?
9. How did Joan fare in the footrace in Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet, and what did the race symbolize to her?
10. What was Joan's husband's childhood like, and how did his childhood experiences affect the couple's marriage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Joan's relationship with her sons and their wives. What parallels did Joan see between her marriage and her sons' marriages? 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
Discuss the theme of self-reliance in the book. How did Joan demonstrate self-reliance at Cape Cod, and was she self-reliant all her life, or did she become more so during her year by the sea? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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