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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. What was Joan instructed to bring for her trip to the seal island?
(a) Warm clothes and a sandwich.
(b) A bathing suit and sunscreen.
(c) A blanket, coat and gloves.
(d) A camera.

2. What did Joan decide at the end of her month of increased socializing in Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow?
(a) She hated socializing.
(b) She was in control of her life & when guests came and left.
(c) She liked being around other people.
(d) She missed her husband.

3. 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?
(a) Joan was an extrovert while he was an introvert.
(b) Joan was champagne while he was plain water.
(c) Joan was a diamond while he was cubic zirconium.
(d) Joan was Technicolor while he was black-and-white.

4. What victory did Joan think she had won when she reached the finish line of the race?
(a) She outran her sister.
(b) She had entered a new phase of her life.
(c) She proved a middle-aged woman could run fast.
(d) She showed her husband she could do new things.

5. Why did Joan have trouble finding something to wear to the fish market's Christmas party?
(a) There were no clothing stores in the town.
(b) She had brought only jeans to Cape Code.
(c) She didn't have money for a party outfit.
(d) She had gained weight and her clothes no longer fit her.

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. What lesson did the seals teach Joan?

3. Which of the following items was not something Joan brought with her when she visited the seal island?

4. Who called Joan the evening after she returned from the seal island?

5. How much did a license for clamming cost Joan?

(see the answer key)

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