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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Seal Woman, and Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?
(a) A local murder.
(b) The seals in the harbor.
(c) Joan's separation from her husband.
(d) The bad economy for fishing that year.

2. What did Joan's husband think when Joan made an angel in the snow?
(a) That she was childish.
(b) That she would freeze after laying in the cold, wet snow.
(c) That she was funny.
(d) That she had changed and become more free.

3. What costume Joan did Joan wear for the New Year's Day race?
(a) A Little Red Riding Hood costume.
(b) A wicked witch costume.
(c) A Cinderella costume.
(d) A mermaid costume.

4. How soon before Christmas was Joan's husband scheduled to arrive at the cottage?
(a) One week.
(b) He was not coming.
(c) Two days.
(d) One day.

5. Why did Joan's old book club always end up canceling their December meetings?
(a) The women had no time to read during the holidays.
(b) Winter weather made travel too hazardous.
(c) The women were involved in the church's holiday play.
(d) The book club members left town for the holidays.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wall decoration from New Mexico made Joan think she was at a crossroads in her life?

2. What term had Joan Erickson's late husband coined?

3. What victory did Joan think she had won when she reached the finish line of the race?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, Waves of Truth, what was Joan's morning ritual as winter approached?

5. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, who came to Cape Cod to shoot a film?

(see the answer key)

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