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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 did the T-shirt Joan wore on the seal island say?
2. How much money was a basket of clams worth?
3. How long was the film crew on Cape Cod?
4. What factors complicated Joan's job for the film crew?
5. Which of the following was not something Joan took with her to the island of the seals in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 12, Low Tide, how did reflecting upon the women in her family inspire Joan?
2. What truths about her life were revealed to Joan during her trip to the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
3. What did Joan take with her to the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, and how did what she took on this trip show her growth since her initial trip to the island?
4. What did Joan find several workmen doing at her home upon her return from her bike ride, and what did the fact that her husband was paying for the repairs indicate about him and their marriage?
5. How did Joan's acceptance of her body change in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
6. What gift did Joan's boss at the fish market give her, and what did the gift indicate about his acceptance of Joan in the Cape Cod community?
7. How did Joshua Cahoon help Joan learn clamming?
8. Who was Hazel, and why did she come to visit Joan?
9. How did the friendship between Joan Anderson and Joan Erikson develop in Chapter 10, Seal Woman?
10. Why did Joan's nephew send guests to stay with Joan, and how did Joan feel about being part of her nephew's project?
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's two jobs on Cape Cod with her career as a writer. How did her two jobs on Cape Cod change Joan, her relationships, and her marriage? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Joan Anderson's technique of using epigraphs to introduce each chapter in "A Year by the Sea." How did the epigraphs relate to the titles of each chapter? How did the epigraphs relate to the content of each chapter? How did the epigraphs relate to Joan and her life?
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