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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How have the author's "roles" in life effected her life?
(a) Made her tired
(b) Made her very happy
(c) Fried her brain
(d) Takes a toll on the author's spirit

3. Who does Anne use as an example of the simple life?
(a) Her sister
(b) Children in an orphanage
(c) Nuns and monks
(d) Modern art

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

5. How does the author see the architecture of the channeled whelk?
(a) It is dull
(b) It is haphazard
(c) It is ugly, but functional
(d) As a seamless work of art

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long will the author be doing the answer in question #1?

2. How long does it take Anne to slip into a state of ease?

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

4. What does the author say must be balanced in a woman's life?

5. What does the author seek to do at the sea?

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