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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Few Shells.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Anne take only a few shells home with her?
(a) Her husband didn't like smelly shells
(b) There weren't many shells at that beach
(c) The less she has the more they'll be appreciated
(d) She didn't have room in her suitcase

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

3. Who preached against the dangers of multiplicity in the third century?
(a) Artisimis
(b) Sophie
(c) Plotinus
(d) Bethel

4. How are the bonds of marriage formed?
(a) Watching television together
(b) Working to achieve their united goals
(c) Having a great love life
(d) Having children

5. What does the author learn to appreciate with in her solitude?
(a) Art
(b) Other people
(c) Politics
(d) God

Short Answer Questions

1. How does she relate time to the dance?

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

3. What pains and amuses the author about married women and the church?

4. What does residing by the sea do for the author?

5. What does the author say is required to obtain simplicity?

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