Gift from the Sea Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Gift from the Sea Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 147 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who does Anne Lindbergh believe has helped shape her life?

2. To what does Anne compare saying good-bye?

3. Why does she believe people seek meaningless activities when there's nothing to do?

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

5. What are the author's ambitions for the days to come?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why would a person avoid being alone?

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

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

9. Describe a double-sunrise shell?

10. What kind of examples does Anne use to illustrate simplicity in life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anne says that the small communities of the nineteenth century has given way to the larger world communities. How has the technology developed since Lindbergh wrote this book made this an even more true statement? Use examples from the 1950s and now to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What do you think are the differences in the way people interact socially with each other between a rural setting and an urban setting? Which would you prefer? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The author has decided that the only way to deal with the whole is to deal with the individual. What does she mean by this? Can you think of an example in your life that demonstrates this idea?

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