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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Hazel's marital state?
(a) She was widowed.
(b) She was divorced.
(c) She was single and had never been married.
(d) She was married.

2. Who visited Joan on Memorial Day?
(a) Her priest.
(b) Her mother-in-law.
(c) Her husband, her sons, and her daughters-in-law.
(d) Her mother.

3. What kind of party did Joan throw for her husband in Chapter 16, Port of Call?
(a) A welcome party.
(b) A birthday party.
(c) An anniversary party.
(d) A change-of-life party.

4. How did Joan's family feel when they learned she had a job digging for clams?
(a) Amused.
(b) Surprised but impressed.
(c) Disapproving.
(d) Ashamed.

5. Why did Joan want to be alone on the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) To contemplate the future of her marriage.
(b) To conduct research for a book on seals.
(c) To grieve for her dead father.
(d) To decide if she wanted to marry Joshua Cahoon.

6. What did Joan find workmen doing at her cottage upon her return from the general store?
(a) Repairing her roof.
(b) Replacing her garage door.
(c) Putting up a new picket fence.
(d) Painting her house.

7. In Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, what did Joan tell Joan Erikson she would miss if she reunited with her husband?
(a) Being alone to think and write.
(b) Having secrets.
(c) Female friendships.
(d) Living on Cape Cod.

8. In Chapter 16, Port of Call, what flowers did Joan's neighbors say she could pick from their yard?
(a) Some orange begonias.
(b) Some white lillies.
(c) Some pink roses.
(d) Some Shasta daisies.

9. How many pounds of clams did Joshua Cahoon like to dig in a single day?
(a) Twelve pounds.
(b) Fifty pounds.
(c) One hundred pounds.
(d) Three hundred pounds.

10. Where did Joan Erickson tell Joan A. was the only place to find answers about herself?
(a) From her physician.
(b) In her own heart.
(c) From her family.
(d) From her friends.

11. What kind of footwear did Joan wear to the island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
(a) Sandals.
(b) Tennis shoes.
(c) Flip-flops.
(d) Rubber boots.

12. What did Joan Erickson's cousin do for a living?
(a) He was a psychoanalyst.
(b) He was a chef.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a soldier.

13. Why did Joan decide not to write in her journal on the seal island?
(a) She had a low supply of ink.
(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 paper.

14. Which of the following people were not guests Joan invited to her husband's party?
(a) Her sons and their wives.
(b) A female photographer and the plumber and his wife.
(c) The postmistress and the fish market employees.
(d) Joan Erikson and Josh Cahoon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joan Erikson say in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, would be giving away some of Joan's strength?

2. In Chapter 11, Ebb and Flow, what forced Joan to end her solitude?

3. Although Joan missed her sons after they left the cottage once Memorial Day ended, what did she look forward to regaining?

4. How had Joan spent Labor Days prior to her year alone by the sea?

5. How much money was a basket of clams worth?

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