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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Anne say is valid as far as one-and-only moments?
(a) They're valid for the first five years
(b) They're valid if carefully controlled
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(d) They're valid for children

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

3. What is a moon shell?
(a) A cresent shaped shell
(b) A shell that makes one depressed
(c) A shell found on the full moon
(d) A snail's shell that has a symmetrical face

4. What does the author believe most people need?
(a) Love
(b) Friendship
(c) Aloneness
(d) Children

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the spell in question #18 do to Anne?

2. What does the author suggest for good parenting?

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

4. According to the author, what happens to the original essence of a relationship?

5. What part of a relationship is pure, according to the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the channeled whelk shell appear to Anne?

2. How does the author see people, since being at the beach?

3. How does the author suggest women should obtain solitude?

4. What is the effect of solitude on people and on the author? What does the author feel when alone?

5. What are the author's intentions for her time at the beach and is she successful?

6. What kind of examples does Anne use to illustrate simplicity in life?

7. What is the solution to problems in a relationship that the author says many people try? How effective is that solution?

8. How does the author feel about the ocean and what happens to her when near it?

9. How does the author find life at the ocean?

10. The author suggests being alone might be good for a person. Why does she say this?

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