1. The author believes that a well-drawn representation of a house inspires observers to do what?
(a) Yearn for the childhood house.
(b) Cherish their own homes.
(c) Build a dream house.
(d) Daydream or contemplate.

2. What is unique about the nesting behavior of the cuckoo?
(a) The cuckoo hollows out its nest by using its breast.
(b) The cuckoo builds its nest below ground, creating an ultra-cellar.
(c) The cuckoo lays its eggs in a foreign nest when the mother is away, so that mother will hatch the cuckoo eggs.
(d) The cuckoo builds its nest on the ground.

3. For the Ancients, the shell is a symbol of what?
(a) The hut.
(b) The origin of man.
(c) The human body that encases the soul like an envelope.
(d) The creation of earth.

4. What does Bachelard believe is an antidote for claustrophobia?
(a) Spending time away from one's house.
(b) Dynamic houses that open back out to the universe.
(c) Stairways.
(d) Light colors.

5. Rilke wrote that storms seem more aggressive and hostile where?
(a) In the countryside.
(b) In cities.
(c) In the summer.
(d) In the winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the words of Bachelard, a mollusk that weighs fourteen pounds but with a shell that weighs five hundred or more pounds can be described in what way?

2. According to Bachelin, which is the oldest season?

3. According to Baltrusaitis, what can leap from a shell when reality is dismissed?

4. Who wrote of "La Redousse"?

5. When is the value of a house as intimate shelter most evident, according to Bachelard?

(see the answer key)

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