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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16, Port of Call.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What career loss did Joan suffer at the beginning of Chapter 9, Fogged In?
(a) Her agent retired, leaving her agentless.
(b) Her collaborator moved & ended their collaboration.
(c) Her editor quit & the new editor hated Joan's writing.
(d) Her publisher went out of business.

2. What number did Joan wear in the town's New Year's Day race in Chapter 8, Getting My Feet Wet?
(a) Fifty-two.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Seventy-six.

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

4. What was Joan Erickson looking into getting instead of a car to transport herself around town?
(a) A skateboard.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A motorized wheelchair.
(d) A golf cart or three-wheel bicycle.

5. Once Joan's husband left in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, how did Joan react?
(a) She cried.
(b) She became afraid.
(c) She begged him to come back.
(d) She rejoiced.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hazel do for a living?

3. What did Joan see on her front lawn as she left her house in Chapter 1, Ebb Tide?

4. What did Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?

5. At the end of Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, who did Joan realize was planning to live with her in the cottage?

(see the answer key)

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