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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet, and Chapter 9, Fogged In.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Joan and her husband decide to spend Christmas together during their separation year?
(a) They wanted to make a show of unity for their children.
(b) They missed each other.
(c) Neither of them wanted to be alone.
(d) They wanted to make Joan's ailing mother happy.

2. Where was the cottage to which Joan wanted to retreat at the beginning of the book?
(a) Nantucket.
(b) Cape Cod.
(c) Martha's Vineyard.
(d) Key Biscayne.

3. In what town did Joan and her husband live?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Louisville.
(c) Nyack.
(d) Cincinnati.

4. Where did Joan and her husband go to work for the Peace Corps in the early days of their marriage?
(a) Africa.
(b) Brazil.
(c) India.
(d) The Philippines.

5. In Chapter 5, Water Therapy, who invites Joan to have a glass of wine and talk?
(a) Joan Erickson.
(b) Her neighbor.
(c) Her coworkers at the fish market.
(d) Joshua Cahoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Larry's PX?

2. Why did Joan have trouble finding something to wear to the fish market's Christmas party?

3. What color was the inside of Nickerson's Fish Market painted?

4. What made Joan miss her sons at the end of Chapter 5, Water Therapy?

5. How long was the town's New Year's Day race?

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