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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. How long was the town's New Year's Day race?
2. From whom did Joan get the wobbly kitchen table in the cottage?
3. Once Joan's husband left in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, how did Joan react?
4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, what was Joan's morning ritual as winter approached?
5. Why did Joan's old book club always end up canceling their December meetings?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, why did Joan get angry at the fish market customer who looked like Santa Claus?
2. What was ironic about how Joan felt once her husband drove away from their house on the day they separated?
3. What kind of Christmas tree did Joan and her husband have on Cape Cod, and how did they decorate?
4. Who was Joan Erikson and how did Joan meet her?
5. In Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights, why did Joan mentally compare her marriage to several boats which had gotten frozen in place in the harbor?
6. What reflections did the seals give Joan on her body image?
7. What was Joan's husband's childhood like, and how did his childhood experiences affect the couple's marriage?
8. What was Joan's day with the seals like?
9. How did other people respond when they learned Joan was working at a fish market?
10. What was Larry's PX and how did the men who congregated there respond to Joan's presence?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the influence of nature in Joan's life during her year at Cape Cod. What aspects of nature did Joan encounter, and how did they help her healing and growth? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Joan Erickson, Hazel, and Joan's daughters-in-laws. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the depiction of gender roles in "A Year by the Sea." What characteristics and roles were ascribed to women in the book? What characteristics and roles were ascribed to men in the book? Did the men in the fishing community of Cape Cod treat the women as equals, or did they try to dominate them? Did Joan's husband treat Joan as an equal prior to their year-long separation, or did he try to dominate her? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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