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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 Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?
(a) He was a chef.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a psychoanalyst.
(d) He was a soldier.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In, how long a walk does Joan begin taking each day?
(a) A four-mile walk.
(b) A half-mile walk.
(c) A one-mile walk.
(d) A two-mile walk.

3. What activity did Joan's older son and his wife share?
(a) Biking.
(b) Golf.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Roller skating.

4. What did Joan's neighbor think of Joan's job at the fish market?
(a) That it would pay Joan well.
(b) That it was men's work.
(c) That it was easy work.
(d) That it was work Joan would love.

5. What news did Joan get about her house in the city after her return from the seal island?
(a) It had been sold.
(b) It had been vandalized.
(c) It had been damaged in a fire.
(d) It had been painted.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lesson did the seals teach Joan?

2. What factors complicated Joan's job for the film crew?

3. What disappointed Joan about her visit with Joan Erickson's cousin?

4. Why did Joan think she was better off than the rich local women who bought fish from her in the market?

5. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what was Joan's only daily outing for her first three weeks on the island?

(see the answer key)

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