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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 kind of container does she carry to the beach everyday?
(a) A leather purse
(b) A canteen
(c) A terry cloth bag
(d) A faded straw bag

2. What does Anne believe space around an object can do?
(a) Be very dark
(b) Make it more special
(c) Make it look odd
(d) Keep people from touching it

3. What did Anne experience after the good-bye?
(a) Sleeping well
(b) Ghost pain
(c) Peace
(d) Comfort

4. What does the author suggest people living in society are like?
(a) Islands
(b) Trees, with branches reaching out to each other
(c) Waves
(d) Grains of sand, crowded and gritty

5. What effect does solitude have on people?
(a) Boredom
(b) Lonliness
(c) Enlightenment
(d) different for each individual

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anne feel about her roles in life?

2. Why might women feel resentful about giving?

3. When one lets go of the past one does one get?

4. What does the author say must be balanced in a woman's life?

5. What does the author believe most people need?

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