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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Channeled Whelk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does multiplicity in life lead to, according to the author?
(a) Being tired all the time
(b) Fragmentation
(c) An interesting life
(d) Anger

2. What happens to the pencils she carries?
(a) The leads break
(b) They get dull from use
(c) She loses them
(d) They get wet and don't work well

3. What does the author say is required to obtain simplicity?
(a) No family
(b) Sacrifices
(c) Being single
(d) Simple surroundings

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the author's life makes it more difficult to achieve simplicity?

2. The author compares to the channeled whelk to what of hers?

3. Who does Anne use as an example of the simple life?

4. From where does the author realize her answers must come?

5. How does the author view being alone for two weeks?

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