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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Moon Shell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is less time spent caring for the home now possible?
(a) Smaller families
(b) A myriad inventions
(c) Smaller houses
(d) Men help

2. What does a married woman's concerns keep her from doing?
(a) Going out with lots of men
(b) Being selfish
(c) Being independent
(d) Having a creative, contemplative or saintly life

3. What does the state of ease allow?
(a) For her to sleep
(b) For her to talk to others
(c) Her to focus on inner thoughts and observations
(d) For her to relax

4. How does the author see the architecture of the channeled whelk?
(a) It is dull
(b) It is haphazard
(c) As a seamless work of art
(d) It is ugly, but functional

5. During the second week at the sea what returns to Anne?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her tan from last year
(c) Her children
(d) The ability to think

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What two actions does the author say are not acceptable paths to simplicity?

3. What effect does solitude have on people?

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

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

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