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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should women do with some of the time freed up in modern times?
(a) Volunteer
(b) Work
(c) Have a hobby
(d) Use it to feed and nourish the center

2. What can one-and-only moments bring to one's life?
(a) Peace
(b) Much needed respite from daily living
(c) Excitment
(d) Danger

3. Why might women feel resentful about giving?
(a) Because no one else does
(b) Because it cost too much
(c) Because men don't
(d) If it is is without purpose

4. How does Anne feel about her roles in life?
(a) She is indifferent to them
(b) They bore her
(c) She deeply desires to maintain them
(d) She resents them

5. During the second week, what comes forth in Anne's mind?
(a) New paintings to do
(b) New book ideas
(c) New knitting patterns
(d) Unconscious thoughts and dreams

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

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

8. What does Anne wishes she could do with the cottage?
(a) Take it home with her
(b) Paint the rooms
(c) Remodel it
(d) Change the kitchen sink

9. What is a double-sunrise shell?
(a) Two shells joined at the center
(b) A shell with red and orange on both sides
(c) A shell formed from coral
(d) A shell found a sunrise

10. Why does the author have to rush in the city?
(a) To run her business
(b) To get ahead
(c) To accomplish myriad tasks
(d) To take her children places

11. What is a moon shell?
(a) A shell found on the full moon
(b) A cresent shaped shell
(c) A snail's shell that has a symmetrical face
(d) A shell that makes one depressed

12. What does the author say must be balanced in a woman's life?
(a) Music and quiet
(b) Knowledge and ignorance
(c) Solitude and communion
(d) Work and play

13. What does Anne believe is possible at the beach as far as shelter is concerned?
(a) A simple shelter is adequate
(b) A beautiful shelter is necessary for peace
(c) One needs no shelter
(d) It has to have a comfortable bed

14. What does being alone generally suggest in this society?
(a) That one is a genius
(b) That one is from outer space
(c) That one is special
(d) That one is rejected if alone

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say is required of an artist?

2. To what does the author equate shedding insincerity?

3. What does the author say everyone wants out of love?

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

5. What does the author say the inner point of a moon shell does?

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