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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 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 be like a new beginning
(c) Not very much
(d) It will change her so much her husband won't like it

2. What is there little time at home to do, according to the author?
(a) Walk the dog in the park
(b) Conscious reflection with or without people
(c) Eat a leisurely meal
(d) Play golf

3. 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) Eats it
(d) Leaves it and swims away

4. How does the structure of the oyster shell appear?
(a) Intricate and planned
(b) Evenly spaced
(c) It has no structure
(d) Sprawling and uneven

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes people seem different on the island from people in the city?

2. What does Anne believe concentrating on the world's problems might do to someone?

3. What does Anne say about a perfect day?

4. Anne says that only by learning the truth and beauty in the individual we can do what?

5. Why must a new community be created in a middle aged relationship?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne say about returning to the beginnings of a relationship?

2. Does the author believe she will be able to practice at home what she learned on the island? Why or why not?

3. How does Anne feel about people who are solely concerned about the problems of the whole?

4. How does Anne see the oyster shell in relationship to marriage?

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

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

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

8. What does Anne see as the difference in caring between the modern world and when life was less technical?

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

10. How does Anne see the benefit of meeting people on an island as opposed to in a city?

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