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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 part of a relationship is pure, according to the author?

2. What does the state of ease allow?

3. How does the author see the architecture of the channeled whelk?

4. Why is less time spent caring for the home now possible?

5. What does multiplicity in life lead to, according to the author?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the author's understanding of the first stage of a relationship.

2. How does the author believe her life has been shaped?

3. Why would a person avoid being alone?

4. How does the channeled whelk shell appear to Anne?

5. What happens to Anne's mind the second week at the beach?

6. What is Anne's main goal and what would the fulfillment of this goal mean to her?

7. What does the author explore in her life and the sea? How does she relate this to the channeled whelk?

8. What is the solution to problems in a relationship that the author says many people try? How effective is that solution?

9. How does the author suggest women should obtain solitude?

10. What is the effect of solitude on people and on the author? What does the author feel when alone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the author mean by a "one-and-only" moment? What was a moment like that which you have experienced in your life?

Essay Topic 2

The author says her main goal at the sea is to obtain peace. What would be your goal if you took a similar vacation? How would you obtain that goal? Is there some place you would choose besides the sea to find peace? Where? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Anne Lindbergh wishes to be alone at the beach. She offers many reasons for this desire. What are her reasons and do you agree with them? Why or why not?

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