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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the author view being alone for two weeks?
(a) As boring
(b) As a wonderful vacation
(c) It presents a challenge
(d) As a spiritual step to sainthood

3. What makes people seem different on the island from people in the city?
(a) In the city the people are friendly
(b) On the island one sees each person as unique
(c) In the city the people are rushed
(d) On the island most people don't have a job

4. What did Anne experience after the good-bye?
(a) Peace
(b) Ghost pain
(c) Sleeping well
(d) Comfort

5. How do the two function in the small cottage?
(a) As a dance
(b) They fight about who cooks
(c) They keep knocking into each other
(d) They sleep in shifts

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anne feel about her roles in life?

2. Between what two poles have women swung, in the past?

3. What is the difference between daily living tasks on the island and at home?

4. What kind of experience does the author say being alone was for her?

5. What does the author say the perfect day with her visitor represents?

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