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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 Joan define menopause?
2. What things did Joan notice during her bicycle ride in Chapter 14, Safe Harbor?
3. What worry did Joan have about the weather during her time on the seal island?
4. How much did a license for clamming cost Joan?
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. What symbolism did Joan see in the sandbar?
2. How did Joshua Cahoon help Joan learn clamming?
3. Who did Joan ask for money to replace her broken hot water heater, and what was his response?
4. Describe the retirement party Joan gave for her husband and how pleased her husband was with it.
5. To where did Joan ride her bike in Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, and how did she like the experience?
6. In Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, how did Joan feel about letting her husband move back in with her after he retired and where did she go to think over the prospect?
7. How did a sign in front of the Methodist Church make Joan reflect upon her marriage?
8. What evidence in Chapter 16, Port of Call, indicated that Joan's husband had grown and changed during their separation?
9. What truths about her life were revealed to Joan during her trip to the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the depiction of family and community in the book. When Joan isolated herself on Cape Cod, who became her family and her community? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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
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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