2. What will she use to remind her of the island at home?
(a) A journal
(b) The letters she wrote home
(c) The photos she took
(d) Her shells

3. What do Anne and her visitor do in the afternoon?
(a) Read
(b) Talk
(c) Physical work
(d) Play

4. In the beginning of a marriage the author says there's little time to do what?
(a) To have children
(b) To have vacations
(c) To simply enjoy the life being built
(d) To travel

5. How does she relate time to the dance?
(a) Dancing apart is walking in different times
(b) Clinging to a step is the past, going too fast is the future
(c) Not dancing is being in the now
(d) Dancing hard is hanging onto the past

6. How do sailors consider the Argonauta shell?
(a) It is lucky because they can sell it
(b) It brings death
(c) It can cause a ship to overturn
(d) It brings fair weather

7. As far as relationships go, what does the author say is generally not an option?
(a) Returning to the initial stage
(b) Finding peace
(c) Starting a new one with someone else
(d) Getting out easily

8. What does the author say the perfect day with her visitor represents?
(a) Being able to ignore someone politely
(b) The give and take of relationships
(c) Being too polite to say no
(d) Being alone when someone is with you

9. What is it acceptable for people to do together on the island?
(a) To give each other desserts
(b) To play volleyball together
(c) To lie about who they are
(d) To be silent in the presence of another

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

11. What does age bring with it, according to the author?
(a) Painful joints
(b) The need for closure
(c) The need for balance
(d) The need to shed things

12. What about space around an object changes it?
(a) It could change the color
(b) It could get lost
(c) Someone might not see it and break it
(d) It can stand out and be noticed and admired

13. Why would she believe the answer to question #151?
(a) She has no friends on the island
(b) One tends to gravitate toward the familiar
(c) She has no time to meet people on the island
(d) Most strange people don't live in cities

14. What strong lure does the author feel when contemplating the oyster shell?
(a) Romantic love
(b) Parental guidance
(c) A new career
(d) Home and family

15. How are most actions taken for helping people in modern life?
(a) On a case by case basis
(b) On behalf of the whole
(c) Without thought of the repercussions
(d) To benefit self rather than others