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

2. What stage of life does the author say the oyster shell best represents?
(a) The middle years
(b) Old age
(c) Youth
(d) Birth

3. What is it acceptable for people to do together on the island?
(a) To play volleyball together
(b) To give each other desserts
(c) To be silent in the presence of another
(d) To lie about who they are

4. What best describes Anne's feelings towards middle age?
(a) Optimism
(b) Happiness
(c) Acceptence and regret
(d) Depression

5. What type of people does the author believe one would be unlikely to be friends with in a city?
(a) A beatnik
(b) An old hippie
(c) An eclectic group
(d) A surf bum

Short Answer Questions

1. What does age bring with it, according to the author?

2. The metaphor of dance exquisitely describes the method in which one may approach what?

3. How are most actions taken for helping people in modern life?

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

5. How does the structure of the oyster shell appear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne say is the key to dealing with the whole and moving forward?

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

3. How does Anne see the difference between everyday task at home and on the island?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe some of the information the author gives about the oyster shell.

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