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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Beach at My Back.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of schedule does the author say is necessary on the island?
(a) A weekly schedule
(b) A daily schedule
(c) No schedule
(d) A detailed schedule

2. What does the author intend to do about the societal implications of age?
(a) Ignore them
(b) Get rid of them
(c) Survive them
(d) Mitigate them

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

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

5. How does the author view being alone for two weeks?
(a) As boring
(b) As a spiritual step to sainthood
(c) It presents a challenge
(d) As a wonderful vacation

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the mindset of the second week at the beach different from the city mindset?

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

3. What does she do with the books she has stashed in the bag?

4. What is there little time at home to do, according to the author?

5. For how long will the author be doing the answer in question #1?

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