Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What casts a powerful spell on Anne?
(a) The sun
(b) The sea
(c) The shells
(d) The breeze
2. What does Anne become one with?
(a) The rhythms of the sea
(b) The people around her
(c) The sand
(d) The sun
3. During the second week at the sea what returns to Anne?
(a) Her children
(b) Her husband
(c) Her tan from last year
(d) The ability to think
4. What does living life an on island do for the author's thoughts?
(a) Strengthens thoughts on solitude
(b) Sends them away
(c) Makes her think in esoteric ways
(d) Gives them more depth
5. What effect does solitude have on people?
(a) Enlightenment
(b) Boredom
(c) Lonliness
(d) different for each individual
Short Answer Questions
1. Why might women feel resentful about giving?
2. Who does Anne use as an example of the simple life?
3. What does Anne say is valid as far as one-and-only moments?
4. What does the author say is natural and part of the process of life?
5. What does residing by the sea do for the author?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the moon shell.
2. What does the author say is the answer to the dilemma on how to remain intact and balanced against the forces of nature and shocking events in the periphery
3. What kind of examples does Anne use to illustrate simplicity in life?
4. The author suggests being alone might be good for a person. Why does she say this?
5. What does the author explore in her life and the sea? How does she relate this to the channeled whelk?
6. How does the author suggest women should obtain solitude?
7. What does Anne find on one of her first walks on the beach and what does she wonder about it?
8. What is the solution to problems in a relationship that the author says many people try? How effective is that solution?
9. What are the author's intentions for her time at the beach and is she successful?
10. The author suggests that women are designed to be giving. How does she tie in giving with solitude?
|
This section contains 1,113 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
