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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, what happens to the original essence of a relationship?
(a) Gets buried under jealousy or insecurity
(b) Gets boring
(c) Gets buried under the impediments of life
(d) Dies out from hormones

2. Why would she believe the answer to question #151?
(a) Most strange people don't live in cities
(b) She has no friends on the island
(c) One tends to gravitate toward the familiar
(d) She has no time to meet people on the island

3. How do the two function in the small cottage?
(a) As a dance
(b) They fight about who cooks
(c) They keep knocking into each other
(d) They sleep in shifts

4. What are the author's ambitions for the days to come?
(a) To read fourteen short stories
(b) To write the first draft of a book
(c) To complete an array of simple and pleasurable tasks
(d) To do nothing

5. At the beach, what is the first step to achieving simplicity?
(a) Wear a swim suit
(b) Meditate an hour a day
(c) Fast with only liquids
(d) Shed everything unnecessary

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author intend to do about the societal implications of age?

2. How does the structure of the oyster shell appear?

3. What types of habits does the daily life of marriage have?

4. What does the author say is required to obtain simplicity?

5. What part of a relationship is pure, according to the author?

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