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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Joan and her husband go to work for the Peace Corps in the early days of their marriage?
(a) Africa.
(b) The Philippines.
(c) Brazil.
(d) India.

2. Which of the following is not something for which Joan's writing money paid during her marriage?
(a) Her children's education.
(b) Taxes.
(c) The mortgage.
(d) Most of the family's extras.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 1, Ebb Tide, what did Joan's husband announce?
(a) That he had a secret son from a previous romance.
(b) That he wanted a divorce.
(c) That he had cancer.
(d) That he was taking a job hundreds of miles away.

4. Which of the following items was not something Joan wished she had brought with her to the seal island?
(a) Hairspray.
(b) Sunscreen.
(c) Better food.
(d) An umbrella.

5. Where did Joan and her husband meet?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Penn State.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In what kind of family was Joan's husband raised?

5. What did the other patrons of Larry's PX talk about during Joan's first visit to the PX?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much did Joan tell the townspeople in Cape Cod about her reasons for being in town?

2. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, why was Joan concerned about her writing career?

3. What was ironic about how Joan felt once her husband drove away from their house on the day they separated?

4. What is ebb tide and how did Joan relate the concept of ebb tide to her own life?

5. Why did Joan and her husband decide to separate?

6. How did Joan's husband respond to her day with the seals and what does his response indicate about their marriage?

7. What was Larry's PX and how did the men who congregated there respond to Joan's presence?

8. What kind of job did Joan get in Chapter 4, Riptide, and why didn't she ask her husband for financial help instead of getting a job?

9. How did Joan's personality differ from her husband's?

10. In Chapter 9, Fogged In, how did Joan compare women to fog?

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