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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author stress about day to day living?
(a) With the right attitude, it's fun
(b) It can be wonderful all the time
(c) It's work and life is not a beach
(d) It is boring

2. What does the author say a woman is full of?
(a) Peace and chaos
(b) Order and serenity
(c) Love and hate
(d) Ambiguity and contradiction

3. What makes people seem different on the island from people in the city?
(a) On the island one sees each person as unique
(b) In the city the people are friendly
(c) In the city the people are rushed
(d) On the island most people don't have a job

4. What stage of life does the author say the oyster shell best represents?
(a) Youth
(b) Birth
(c) The middle years
(d) Old age

5. What does the author believe most people need?
(a) Children
(b) Aloneness
(c) Friendship
(d) Love

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is required of an artist?

2. What does the author say everyone wants out of love?

3. According to the author, what happens to the original essence of a relationship?

4. What does living life an on island do for the author's thoughts?

5. From where does the author realize her answers must come?

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