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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. How does society deal with middle/late age?
(a) Ignores it
(b) Makes fun of it
(c) Fears it
(d) Condemns it

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

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

4. What would happen if one chose to embrace one-and-only moments all the time?
(a) There's be no room for others
(b) It would be too chaotic
(c) It would be frustrating
(d) It would get boring

5. What does romantic love turn to, according to the author?
(a) Familial love
(b) Divorce
(c) Devotion and companionship
(d) Friendship

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the author's ambitions for the days to come?

2. What does she want to relate to her city life from the beach?

3. What does the author intend to do about the societal implications of age?

4. What does the author plan to do about her life upon returning home?

5. Why does the author believe it will be difficult to remember her thoughts from the beach?

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