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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the channeled whelk represent to the author?
2. What does Anne say is valid as far as one-and-only moments?
3. What are the author's ambitions for the days to come?
4. When does one go wrong in desiring love, according to the author?
5. How long does it take Anne to slip into a state of ease?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author feel about the ocean and what happens to her when near it?
2. The author suggests being alone might be good for a person. Why does she say this?
3. What are the author's intentions for her time at the beach and is she successful?
4. How does the channeled whelk shell appear to Anne?
5. What is the effect of solitude on people and on the author? What does the author feel when alone?
6. What are obstacles to simplicity in Anne's life?
7. What does Anne find on one of her first walks on the beach and what does she wonder about it?
8. How is the mindset of the second week similar or different from her mindset in the city?
9. What does the author explore in her life and the sea? How does she relate this to the channeled whelk?
10. Why would a person avoid being alone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Anne talks about the various stages she sees in marriage. What are these stages and is it possible they apply to any relationship? Why are why not?
Essay Topic 2
The author has decided that the only way to deal with the whole is to deal with the individual. What does she mean by this? Can you think of an example in your life that demonstrates this idea?
Essay Topic 3
The author writes that it is much more difficult to stand out in a city than on the beach. Do you think it would be easier to go to school in a small school or a large one? Describe what you see as the opportunities and difficulties in both types of schools.
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