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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. What did Joan see on her front lawn as she left her house in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide?
(a) A lost puppy.
(b) A broken bicycle.
(c) An angel statue.
(d) A for sale sign.

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

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

4. How did Joan Erickson keep herself strong and healthy?
(a) She walked a couple of miles every day.
(b) She took vitamins every day.
(c) She swam a lot.
(d) She was a vegetarian.

5. Which of the following is not something for which Joan's writing money paid during her marriage?
(a) Most of the family's extras.
(b) The mortgage.
(c) Taxes.
(d) Her children's education.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Because Joan entertained their guests at parties while her husband sat quietly in the corner, how did Joan's husband describe himself and his wife?

3. From whom did Joan get the wobbly kitchen table in the cottage?

4. When Joan's father died, which relative angered Joan by not attending his funeral?

5. When did Nickerson's Fish Market close for the winter?

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