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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say will destroy the beauty and rhythm of the dance?
(a) If the cottage was any smaller
(b) Fighting over a relationship
(c) Treading too heavily or holding too tightly
(d) If they wanted to both shower at the same time

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

3. What do Anne and her visitor do in the morning?
(a) Work
(b) Swim
(c) Sleep
(d) Walk

4. What types of habits does the daily life of marriage have?
(a) Feminine and masculine
(b) Work and play
(c) Good and bad
(d) Strong and weak

5. The world is so large and devoid of individuality that the author worries about what?
(a) If life is becoming more difficult
(b) If people are becoming more violent
(c) If people just follow the trends
(d) If it is possible to care sufficiently for the whole

6. What does the mother Argonauta do with her shell after the babies hatch?
(a) Gives it to her mate
(b) The children take it with them
(c) Leaves it and swims away
(d) Eats it

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

8. Who comes to visit Anne at the cottage?
(a) Her sister
(b) Her children
(c) Her husband
(d) Her lover

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

10. What does Anne see as how people seem in modern life?
(a) People tend to become faceless
(b) Much more dishonest
(c) More kind and giving
(d) More self-centered

11. What does the Argonauta represent to Anne?
(a) To look for balance
(b) To strive for rare objects
(c) Not clinging too tightly to the past
(d) To have a good relationship with her children

12. Anne says that only by learning the truth and beauty in the individual we can do what?
(a) Not have war
(b) Deal with the whole
(c) Not have to deal with the world
(d) Not have crime

13. How much does Anne believe her thoughts at the beach will change her life at home?
(a) It will be very slow, but thorough change
(b) It will change her so much her husband won't like it
(c) It will be like a new beginning
(d) Not very much

14. What has changed in the modern life as far as community goes?
(a) The community is widening to include the world
(b) It is much less friendly
(c) Everyone knows your business
(d) There is no community

15. 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 alone when someone is with you
(d) Being too polite to say no

Short Answer Questions

1. As the author prepares to leave the island what saddens about her life at home?

2. What might limit a person's outlook on life?

3. Why does the author think at this stage of life a large house is not necessary?

4. What stage of life does the author say the oyster shell best represents?

5. What does romantic love turn to, according to the author?

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