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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Anne's main goal?
(a) To obtain enlightenment
(b) To obtain peace
(c) To be rich
(d) To publish a lot of books

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

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

5. What does being alone generally suggest in this society?
(a) That one is a genius
(b) That one is rejected if alone
(c) That one is special
(d) That one is from outer space

6. What casts a powerful spell on Anne?
(a) The sea
(b) The sun
(c) The shells
(d) The breeze

7. Why might women feel resentful about giving?
(a) If it is is without purpose
(b) Because no one else does
(c) Because men don't
(d) Because it cost too much

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

9. What removes the desire to think or read within Anne?
(a) The solitude and serenity of the ocean
(b) The nice people around her
(c) The exercise from swimming
(d) The sun making her sleepy

10. The author compares to the channeled whelk to what of hers?
(a) Her family ties
(b) The design on her watchband
(c) Her pendant
(d) The shape of her life

11. What can one do in solitude?
(a) One may let go
(b) One may be quiet
(c) One may concentrate
(d) One may feed the spirit

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

13. How does Anne decorate her beach cottage?
(a) With her paintings
(b) With local handicrafts
(c) She doesn't deorate her cottage
(d) With gifts from the sea

14. How have the author's "roles" in life effected her life?
(a) Takes a toll on the author's spirit
(b) Made her very happy
(c) Made her tired
(d) Fried her brain

15. From where does the author realize her answers must come?
(a) Her husband
(b) Within herself
(c) Her sister
(d) Her mother

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the second week, what comes forth in Anne's mind?

3. What will the moon shell placed on her desk in Connecticut do for the author?

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

5. At the beginning of a relationship what kind of world exist for two people?

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