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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 makes people seem different on the island from people in the city?
(a) In the city the people are friendly
(b) On the island one sees each person as unique
(c) On the island most people don't have a job
(d) In the city the people are rushed

2. When one lets go of the past one does one get?
(a) Peace of mind
(b) A certain freedom
(c) Nothing
(d) A different present

3. What does the author say a woman must discover for herself?
(a) Whether she wants children
(b) Her identity
(c) Her talents
(d) Her intelligence

4. How does society deal with middle/late age?
(a) Ignores it
(b) Makes fun of it
(c) Fears it
(d) Condemns it

5. How does the author see the oyster shell?
(a) Humble, awkward, and ugly
(b) Strange and alien
(c) Beautiful and delicate
(d) As a cover for a pearl

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say might sacrifice the present in honor of the future?

2. The world is so large and devoid of individuality that the author worries about what?

3. Why does the author think at this stage of life a large house is not necessary?

4. How are some of the ways couples forge ahead in the world, according to the author?

5. What does romantic love turn to, according to the author?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Anne think about objects being crowded?

6. Describe a day at the beach with Anne after her sister arrives.

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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