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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. How do people smile at the beach?
2. What does the author believe most people need?
3. What did Anne experience after the good-bye?
4. Why does the author believe people often break up a romantic relationship?
5. How does Anne feel about her roles in life?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Anne find on one of her first walks on the beach and what does she wonder about 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. Why do some people try to stay in the first stage of a relationship?
5. What does the author explore in her life and the sea? How does she relate this to the channeled whelk?
6. How does this book open and why is the author at the location in the book?
7. Describe the moon shell.
8. How does the channeled whelk shell appear to Anne?
9. How is the mindset of the second week similar or different from her mindset in the city?
10. The author suggests that women are designed to be giving. How does she tie in giving with solitude?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author writes that clearing her mind and experiencing the sea without other thoughts pressing in is very difficult to do. Why do you think people have a hard time quieting their minds? Do you ever sit down and try to think of nothing? If you have, did you find it hard and why? If not, what do you think you might get out of trying?
Essay Topic 2
During a description of a "dance" the author wrote about her sister's visit she suggests living in the present is best. What does she mean by living in the present? How difficult it is for you to live in the present? Use an example from your life to illustrate living in the present.
Essay Topic 3
The author explores many metaphors centering on the beach, the sea and the "gifts" from the sea. Write about two of these metaphors and your understanding of what she is saying.
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