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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Low Tide, and Chapter 13, Treading Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Riptide, with what did Joan think she needed to fall in love?
(a) The cottage.
(b) The book she was writing.
(c) Nature.
(d) Her life and herself.

2. What did Joan's father-in-law do for a living?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a comedian.
(d) He was a plumber.

3. In what kind of family was Joan's husband raised?
(a) An artistic family.
(b) A diabetic family.
(c) An alcoholic family.
(d) A musical family.

4. How long was the film crew on Cape Cod?
(a) Eight days
(b) One month.
(c) Ten weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

5. How long was Joan left alone on Seal Island?
(a) One week.
(b) Overnight.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Eight hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children did Joan and her husband have?

2. What did studying her old photos reveal to Joan about herself?

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

4. Which of Joan's relatives got multiple scholarship offers from Ivy League colleges?

5. Which of the following statements was not one of Joan's thoughts about the remark that she had everything she wanted?

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