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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 family ties
(b) Her pendant
(c) The design on her watchband
(d) The shape of her life

2. How does the author view being alone for two weeks?
(a) It presents a challenge
(b) As boring
(c) As a wonderful vacation
(d) As a spiritual step to sainthood

3. What would happen if one chose to embrace one-and-only moments all the time?
(a) It would be too chaotic
(b) It would be frustrating
(c) It would get boring
(d) There's be no room for others

4. 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

5. What is Anne's main goal?
(a) To be rich
(b) To obtain peace
(c) To obtain enlightenment
(d) To publish a lot of books

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of container does she carry to the beach everyday?

2. Why does the author have to rush in the city?

3. What does the author suggest people living in society are like?

4. Men, says the author, has more opportunity at work than women to do what?

5. What does the author say gets in the way of simplification?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe a double-sunrise shell?

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

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

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

6. How is the mindset of the second week similar or different from her mindset in the city?

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

8. Why might Anne want to be alone at the beach?

9. The author suggests that women are designed to be giving. How does she tie in giving with solitude?

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

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