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1)

What effect does solitude have on people? (from Moon Shell)

Enlightenment

Boredom

Lonliness

different for each individual

2)

What does the author say makes it impossible to stand up for each person in existence? (from The Beach at My Back)

The lack of heart and soul

The lifespan of a person and demands placed on daily life

The lack of knowledge

The over population of the world

3)

What is a double-sunrise shell? (from Double-Sunrise)

Two shells joined at the center

A shell with red and orange on both sides

A shell found a sunrise

A shell formed from coral

4)

How can a homemaker avoid feeling dispensable? (from Moon Shell)

Have a fun hobby

Have work outside the home

Keep having children

Fulfillment of spirit

5)

Why does the author believe people often break up a romantic relationship? (from Double-Sunrise)

Infidelity or too much flirting

Bad sex

People believe a new relationship will solve their problems

Fighting about money and children

6)

What does the author intend to do about the societal implications of age? (from Oyster Bed)

Get rid of them

Survive them

Ignore them

Mitigate them

7)

The author suggests that compassion may not be possible in the modern world for who? (from The Beach at My Back)

Violent countries

Groups of people

Criminals

Individuals

8)

What does Anne believe concentrating on the world's problems might do to someone? (from The Beach at My Back)

Keep their lives in chaos

Keep them from helping individuals

Keep them from solving their own problems

Keep them from having children

9)

The author says if the shells she finds and writes about are lined up across the top of her desk, they can represent what? (from Double-Sunrise)

Her children

The days of her vacation

Her friends

The different stages of any relationship

10)

What kind of atmosphere between people does a beach create? (from Double-Sunrise)

Tense

Suspicious

Carefree

Shy

11)

What do Anne and her visitor do in the morning? (from Argonauta)

Walk

Swim

Sleep

Work

12)

What stage of life does the author say the oyster shell best represents? (from Oyster Bed)

The middle years

Birth

Old age

Youth

13)

What does the author say is natural and part of the process of life? (from Double-Sunrise)

Dying

Transformation

Enlightenment

Eating

14)

What is the difference between daily living tasks on the island and at home? (from A Few Shells)

The tasks are pleasurable on the island

There are no tasks on the island

The tasks are quicker in the city

There's not enough time on the island

15)

What should women do with some of the time freed up in modern times? (from Moon Shell)

Volunteer

Work

Have a hobby

Use it to feed and nourish the center

16)

Between what two poles have women swung, in the past? (from Argonauta)

Dependence and competition

Kindness and anger

Love and hate

Ambition and laziness

17)

What is it acceptable for people to do together on the island? (from A Few Shells)

To be silent in the presence of another

To lie about who they are

To give each other desserts

To play volleyball together

18)

How does society deal with middle/late age? (from Oyster Bed)

Makes fun of it

Fears it

Ignores it

Condemns it

19)

How does Anne see what she's learned the past two weeks? (from The Beach at My Back)

She sees each problem separately

She sees the whole picture

She sees each day individually

She sees nothing useful for the city

20)

What does Anne believe is not her responsibility to do? (from The Beach at My Back)

To visit the sick

Embrace the entire world

To raise her grandchildren

To help her neighbors

21)

What can one-and-only moments bring to one's life? (from Double-Sunrise)

Peace

Danger

Excitment

Much needed respite from daily living

22)

What does the Argonauta represent to Anne? (from Argonauta)

Not clinging too tightly to the past

To strive for rare objects

To look for balance

To have a good relationship with her children

23)

How does the structure of the oyster shell appear? (from Oyster Bed)

It has no structure

Intricate and planned

Sprawling and uneven

Evenly spaced

24)

What does the author say each person must develop on his/her own? (from Argonauta)

One's own attitudes

One's own beliefs

One's own personality

One's own talents

25)

Why might women feel resentful about giving? (from Moon Shell)

If it is is without purpose

Because it cost too much

Because men don't

Because no one else does

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