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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. How does the visit effect Anne's path?
(a) Makes it crowded
(b) Makes her work harder
(c) Makes it noisy
(d) Does not diminish the path

2. Between what two poles have women swung, in the past?
(a) Dependence and competition
(b) Kindness and anger
(c) Love and hate
(d) Ambition and laziness

3. The author suggests that compassion may not be possible in the modern world for who?
(a) Criminals
(b) Individuals
(c) Violent countries
(d) Groups of people

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

5. Why does Anne take only a few shells home with her?
(a) Her husband didn't like smelly shells
(b) The less she has the more they'll be appreciated
(c) She didn't have room in her suitcase
(d) There weren't many shells at that beach

Short Answer Questions

1. When one lets go of the past one does one get?

2. How do the two function in the small cottage?

3. What do Anne and her visitor do in the morning?

4. How does society deal with middle/late age?

5. What will she use to remind her of the island at home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has the beach taught the author?

2. How does being at home change the author's interaction with people?

3. What does Anne think middle age might bring to her relationships?

4. What are some of the ideas the author expresses about the kinds of love and bonds formed in marriage?

5. How does Anne relate the Argonauta shell to her life?

6. What is the Argonauta and how does it use its shell?

7. How does Anne feel about the years to come in her life?

8. How does the author use the metaphor of dance in writing about her sister's visit?

9. How has the world changed since modern communication?

10. How does the author see the beginning of a marriage for most people?

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