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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Riptide, and Chapter 5, Water Therapy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car did Joan drive at the beginning of the book?
(a) A Chevrolet Impala.
(b) A Volvo.
(c) A Toyota Camry.
(d) A Mercedes.

2. Which of the following items was not something Joan brought with her when she visited the seal island?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) A stale bagel.
(c) A sweater.
(d) Sunglasses.

3. During her stay at the cottage, what fact did Joan not reveal to her neighbors and coworkers about her marriage?
(a) That it was a sham and she was not truly married.
(b) That she and her husband were separated.
(c) That she was married to a man who had been in prison.
(d) That she was married to a much younger man.

4. How did the other patrons of Larry's PX respond when Joan entered?
(a) They stopped talking for a few minutes.
(b) They bought her drinks.
(c) They stood up to greet her.
(d) They forbade her to enter the all-male establishment.

5. Which of the following was not something that Joan achieved in her early twenties?
(a) She worked as a fashion model in New York.
(b) She attended drama school.
(c) She sold a magazine story.
(d) She worked in the African bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, The Call of the Seal, what time do the birds begin chattering in the morning at Joan's cottage?

2. Where was Joan's husband sent to live at age twelve?

3. What was Joan instructed to bring for her trip to the seal island?

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 5, Water Therapy, what was really happening with the lobster the two customers thought was dead?

(see the answer key)

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