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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beach, what is the first step to achieving simplicity?
(a) Fast with only liquids
(b) Wear a swim suit
(c) Meditate an hour a day
(d) Shed everything unnecessary

2. What about the author's life makes it more difficult to achieve simplicity?
(a) Her husband is unfaithful
(b) She has to work
(c) She has too many children
(d) Her life is subject to public scrutiny

3. What does the state of ease allow?
(a) For her to relax
(b) Her to focus on inner thoughts and observations
(c) For her to sleep
(d) For her to talk to others

4. What two actions does the author say are not acceptable paths to simplicity?
(a) Becoming rich
(b) Having more than three children
(c) Being famous
(d) Total renunciation or total acceptance of the world

5. 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 don't have time for church
(d) They have to sit with their husbands

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author forget when she's in the city?

3. To what does the author equate shedding insincerity?

4. During the second week at the sea what returns to Anne?

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

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