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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 did the other patrons of Larry's PX respond when Joan entered?
2. How did the seals respond when Joan dove into the ocean?
3. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?
4. What color was the inside of Nickerson's Fish Market painted?
5. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
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. Where did Joan and her husband meet, and how did Joan's in-laws feel about the couple's relationship?
4. Who was Joan Erikson and how did Joan meet her?
5. How did Joan's husband respond to her day with the seals and what does his response indicate about their marriage?
6. When Joan and her husband spent Christmas together at the cottage, what changes did each of them display?
7. How did other people respond when they learned Joan was working at a fish market?
8. How much did Joan tell the townspeople in Cape Cod about her reasons for being in town?
9. In Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, why did Joan get angry at the fish market customer who looked like Santa Claus?
10. What did Joan think of the wealthy wives who came into the fish market and ordered expensive fish?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
The subtitle of "A Year by the Sea" is "Thoughts of An Unfinished Woman." Discuss why you think Joan chose this title. How did she depict herself as being unfinished in the book? Was she "finished" by the end, or was she still "unfinished" at the book's end? Did her definition of unfinished change during the course of the book? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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