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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will the moon shell placed on her desk in Connecticut do for the author?
(a) It will be a reminder
(b) Get the desk sandy
(c) Smell bad
(d) Nothing

2. What are the author's ambitions for the days to come?
(a) To complete an array of simple and pleasurable tasks
(b) To write the first draft of a book
(c) To do nothing
(d) To read fourteen short stories

3. What does the author believe most people need?
(a) Friendship
(b) Love
(c) Aloneness
(d) Children

4. What pains and amuses the author about married women and the church?
(a) Married women are rarely canonized
(b) They can't become priests
(c) They have to sit with their husbands
(d) They don't have time for church

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author believe people are designed to do?

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

3. How does Anne decorate her beach cottage?

4. How can a homemaker avoid feeling dispensable?

5. At the beach, what is the first thing the author changes about herself?

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