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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the relationship of the Argonauta to its shell?
(a) It is the same color as its shell
(b) It is the same shape as its shell
(c) It is not attached to its shell
(d) It doesn't have a shell

4. How does Anne see what she's learned the past two weeks?
(a) She sees nothing useful for the city
(b) She sees the whole picture
(c) She sees each day individually
(d) She sees each problem separately

5. Why does the author believe it will be difficult to remember her thoughts from the beach?
(a) One's thoughts and visions begin to fade
(b) Her husband takes up all her time
(c) They won't be relevant
(d) Life is too hectic at home

6. What does the author say makes it impossible to stand up for each person in existence?
(a) The lifespan of a person and demands placed on daily life
(b) The lack of heart and soul
(c) The over population of the world
(d) The lack of knowledge

7. What does Anne say people must do as far as time goes?
(a) Live in the present
(b) Not think about time at all
(c) Throw away all clocks
(d) Work faster

8. What type of people does the author believe one would be unlikely to be friends with in a city?
(a) An old hippie
(b) A surf bum
(c) An eclectic group
(d) A beatnik

9. How is the shell of the Argonauta used by them?
(a) It is used to dig in the sand
(b) It is used to attract its prey
(c) It is used to attract a mate
(d) The mother uses it as a cradle for its young

10. To what does the author compare the oyster shell for comfort?
(a) A pair of old gardening gloves
(b) Soft sand
(c) The gentle sun
(d) A feather bed

11. Why must a new community be created in a middle aged relationship?
(a) The community is much larger
(b) To keep it from boredom
(c) Life is slower
(d) The children have left home

12. What does the author say acceptance of pain as growth potential do?
(a) Will grant peace
(b) Will make the clock less significant
(c) Will enable growth faster
(d) Will give happiness

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

14. How does the author use shells in relation to life?
(a) To illustrate the stages
(b) To think about death
(c) To show wonder
(d) To demonstrate love

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say will destroy the beauty and rhythm of the dance?

2. How common are the oyster shells?

3. What best describes Anne's feelings towards middle age?

4. What are people expected to know in modern life?

5. What does Anne believe is not her responsibility to do?

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