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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 compare the oyster shell for comfort?
(a) A feather bed
(b) The gentle sun
(c) A pair of old gardening gloves
(d) Soft sand

2. What is there little time at home to do, according to the author?
(a) Walk the dog in the park
(b) Eat a leisurely meal
(c) Conscious reflection with or without people
(d) Play golf

3. What does the author say gets in the way of simplification?
(a) All the details of daily living
(b) Illness
(c) Computers
(d) Television

4. How does the visit effect Anne's path?
(a) Makes it noisy
(b) Makes it crowded
(c) Does not diminish the path
(d) Makes her work harder

5. What is the author's suggestion for renewing a relationship?
(a) Separate for six months
(b) Start dating someone else for a while
(c) Take time to be alone
(d) Have another child

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the shell of the Argonauta used by them?

2. Who preached against the dangers of multiplicity in the third century?

3. Anne says every relationship seems how, at the beginning?

4. What does Anne become one with?

5. How are some of the ways couples forge ahead in the world, according to the author?

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