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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. How does society deal with middle/late age?

3. What are two ways bonds in marriage are formed?

4. The world is so large and devoid of individuality that the author worries about what?

5. What about space around an object changes it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne think about objects being crowded?

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

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

4. What are some of the ideas the author expresses about the kinds of love and bonds formed in marriage?

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

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

7. What does Anne see as the difference in caring between the modern world and when life was less technical?

8. How does Anne relate the Argonauta shell to her life?

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

10. How does Anne see the difference between everyday task at home and on the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Anne talks extensively about simplicity in life. What does simplicity mean to you? Do you see any way in which your life would be easier if it was more simple? How?

Essay Topic 3

The author states that her life has been shaped by the people who have been in it. What does she mean by this statement? Do you think she is right? Why or why not?

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