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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Double-Sunrise.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Anne believe is possible at the beach as far as shelter is concerned?
(a) It has to have a comfortable bed
(b) One needs no shelter
(c) A simple shelter is adequate
(d) A beautiful shelter is necessary for peace

3. When does one go wrong in desiring love, according to the author?
(a) When wanting someone already married
(b) When one wants to keep exclusivity forever
(c) When wanting the person with them all the time
(d) When being jealousy

4. What allows a person to give of oneself?
(a) Maintaining health
(b) Being a woman
(c) Being selfless
(d) Being a child

5. How does Anne feel about her roles in life?
(a) She is indifferent to them
(b) She deeply desires to maintain them
(c) They bore her
(d) She resents them

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom will the sea not give its gifts?

2. What is the author doing at the beginning of the book?

3. Men, says the author, has more opportunity at work than women to do what?

4. At the beach, what is the first step to achieving simplicity?

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

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