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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Few Shells.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the author equate shedding insincerity?
(a) Taking off a mask
(b) Facing the morning sun
(c) Breathing deeply
(d) Being holy

2. What does the Argonauta represent to Anne?
(a) Not clinging too tightly to the past
(b) To strive for rare objects
(c) To look for balance
(d) To have a good relationship with her children

3. How does she relate time to the dance?
(a) Dancing apart is walking in different times
(b) Dancing hard is hanging onto the past
(c) Clinging to a step is the past, going too fast is the future
(d) Not dancing is being in the now

4. Why must a new community be created in a middle aged relationship?
(a) Life is slower
(b) The children have left home
(c) The community is much larger
(d) To keep it from boredom

5. What could happen without inner strength and spiritual solidity?
(a) One could get sick
(b) One could be a criminal
(c) One will be depleted
(d) One could die

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between daily living tasks on the island and at home?

2. What are two ways bonds in marriage are formed?

3. Who comes to visit Anne at the cottage?

4. What about the author's life makes it more difficult to achieve simplicity?

5. What does being alone generally suggest in this society?

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