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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. The author compares to the channeled whelk to what of hers?
(a) Her pendant
(b) The design on her watchband
(c) The shape of her life
(d) Her family ties

2. What is a moon shell?
(a) A shell found on the full moon
(b) A cresent shaped shell
(c) A snail's shell that has a symmetrical face
(d) A shell that makes one depressed

3. At the beach, what is the first thing the author changes about herself?
(a) She unplugs the telephone
(b) Her hair, she cuts it very short
(c) Her clothing
(d) She quits taking showers

4. According to the author, what is seen as failure in a relationship?
(a) To not have children
(b) To stay together too long
(c) To break up
(d) To not maintain the original pattern

5. What removes the desire to think or read within Anne?
(a) The exercise from swimming
(b) The solitude and serenity of the ocean
(c) The sun making her sleepy
(d) The nice people around her

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne become one with?

2. From where does the author realize her answers must come?

3. At the beach, what is the first step to achieving simplicity?

4. Anne says every relationship seems how, at the beginning?

5. Who does Anne Lindbergh believe has helped shape her life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the moon shell.

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

3. How does the author see the difference between a man and a woman in marriage?

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

5. The author suggests being alone might be good for a person. Why does she say this?

6. How does the author see people, since being at the beach?

7. What are obstacles to simplicity in Anne's life?

8. What does the author believe people are designed to seek? How do people avoid loneliness?

9. Why do some people try to stay in the first stage of a relationship?

10. How does one get gifts from the sea and what are the gifts?

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