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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. To what does the author compare the oyster shell for comfort?

2. What are people expected to know in modern life?

3. What type of people does the author believe one would be unlikely to be friends with in a city?

4. Between what two poles have women swung, in the past?

5. How does society deal with middle/late age?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne feel as she leaves the island and what does she think about her time?

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

3. How does the author see the beginning of a marriage for most people?

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

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

6. What questions about her life and conclusions does Anne have as she thinks about the Argonauta ?

7. What does Anne say women must discover for themselves and how?

8. Anne talks about the different needs for aging adults. What are some of the ideas she expresses?

9. How does the author relate decorating with a few objects to people in crowds?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some people cover up their own problems by worrying about the whole world. What does this statement mean? Do you know someone who does this or do you do it? Why do you think it would be easier to worry about the world than what's happening in your own life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Anne says a woman must find her own identity. What do you think she means? Do you think this could apply to a man also? Why or why not? How do you explore your identity?

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