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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of car did Joan's oldest son own?
2. What was Hazel's marital state?
3. What did one of the party guests do to Joan's husband's tie?
4. As Joan let sand flow through her fingers in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, what did the sand symbolize to her?
5. How many buckets of clams did Joan set as her goal for her first day of clamming?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the retirement party Joan gave for her husband and how pleased her husband was with it.
2. What gift did Joan's boss at the fish market give her, and what did the gift indicate about his acceptance of Joan in the Cape Cod community?
3. In Chapter 15, Wild and Salty, how did Joan feel about letting her husband move back in with her after he retired and where did she go to think over the prospect?
4. What evidence in Chapter 16, Port of Call, indicated that Joan's husband had grown and changed during their separation?
5. Who was Hazel, and why did she come to visit Joan?
6. To where did Joan ride her bike in Chapter 14, Safe Harbor, and how did she like the experience?
7. Who did Joan ask for money to replace her broken hot water heater, and what was his response?
8. How did the friendship between Joan Anderson and Joan Erikson develop in Chapter 10, Seal Woman?
9. In Chapter 12, Low Tide, how did reflecting upon the women in her family inspire Joan?
10. What truths about her life were revealed to Joan during her trip to the seal island in Chapter 15, Wild and Salty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the concept of sacrifice in "A Year by the Sea." What did Joan think she sacrificed during her marriage? What might her husband think he sacrificed during their marriage? Is the concept of sacrifice a gender issue in the book, i.e. is the author saying that women sacrifice themselves and their desires for their husbands and children? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Joan's husband with Joshua Cahoon. What did each man represent to Joan? What aspects of herself did each man reflect back to Joan? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the changes and growth in Joan during her year at Cape Cod. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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