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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two actions does the author say are not acceptable paths to simplicity?
(a) Total renunciation or total acceptance of the world
(b) Being famous
(c) Becoming rich
(d) Having more than three children

2. What does the spell in question #18 do to Anne?
(a) Gives her the ability to talk to those around her
(b) Makes her invent things
(c) Gives her great ideas for books to write
(d) Revives the dormant ability to relax

3. What does the author say about one and only moments in a relationship?
(a) They don't exist
(b) They aren't healthy
(c) They are not permanent
(d) They are to be avoided

4. Who does Anne use as an example of the simple life?
(a) Nuns and monks
(b) Modern art
(c) Children in an orphanage
(d) Her sister

5. What part of a relationship is pure, according to the author?
(a) When eating the other's cooking
(b) After ten years
(c) The first part
(d) At the end

6. According to the author, what is seen as failure in a relationship?
(a) To stay together too long
(b) To not have children
(c) To not maintain the original pattern
(d) To break up

7. What can one-and-only moments bring to one's life?
(a) Peace
(b) Danger
(c) Excitment
(d) Much needed respite from daily living

8. To what does the author equate shedding insincerity?
(a) Facing the morning sun
(b) Taking off a mask
(c) Breathing deeply
(d) Being holy

9. According to the author, what happens to the original essence of a relationship?
(a) Gets buried under the impediments of life
(b) Gets boring
(c) Gets buried under jealousy or insecurity
(d) Dies out from hormones

10. What kind of atmosphere between people does a beach create?
(a) Suspicious
(b) Tense
(c) Shy
(d) Carefree

11. Why does she believe people seek meaningless activities when there's nothing to do?
(a) So they don't get bored
(b) To keep from thinking
(c) To fill the void of time
(d) To keep from remembering something bad

12. What about the author's life makes it more difficult to achieve simplicity?
(a) Her husband is unfaithful
(b) Her life is subject to public scrutiny
(c) She has to work
(d) She has too many children

13. What will the moon shell placed on her desk in Connecticut do for the author?
(a) Smell bad
(b) Nothing
(c) It will be a reminder
(d) Get the desk sandy

14. At the beach, what is the first step to achieving simplicity?
(a) Meditate an hour a day
(b) Wear a swim suit
(c) Fast with only liquids
(d) Shed everything unnecessary

15. What complicates a pure relationship?
(a) Contact with the world
(b) Work
(c) Religion
(d) Children

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the channeled whelk represent to the author?

2. Who does Anne Lindbergh believe has helped shape her life?

3. What does the author say gets in the way of simplification?

4. Why does the author believe people often break up a romantic relationship?

5. How do people smile at the beach?

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