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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. How many buckets of clams did Joan set as her goal for her first day of clamming?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Eight.

2. Which of the following statements was not something Joan's husband said when she called to ask him if he could help her pay for the broken appliance?
(a) He could give her the money right away.
(b) She could ask one of her fishermen friends for the money.
(c) She had overtaxed the appliance.
(d) She should have been living with him as he had planned.

3. Why did Joan decide not to write in her journal on the seal island?
(a) She had a low supply of paper.
(b) She did not want to miss a single thing.
(c) She was tired of writing and was thinking of changing jobs.
(d) She had a low supply of ink.

4. At the church Christmas pageant that Joan and her husband attended n Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights, what were the children dressed as instead of shepherds?
(a) Fishermen.
(b) Angels.
(c) Kings.
(d) Roman soldiers.

5. With what did Joan and her husband decorate their Christmas tree in Chapter 7, Silent Seas, Silent Nights?
(a) Joan's old necklaces.
(b) Old Victorian ornaments from Joan's grandmother.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Garlands of popcorn and candy canes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joan think the seals had influenced her life?

2. What did Joan's father-in-law do for a living?

3. On what did men sit while drinking coffee outside the general store?

4. Where would Joan go before she went to meetings with editors?

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

(see the answer key)

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