Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 163 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 163 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Generally, what will praying mantises eat?
(a) they will eat anything small enough for it to capture - even tiny garter snakes
(b) they eat flower petals
(c) they will eat the leaves off of trees
(d) they eat tree roots

2. What is the translation of trompes-l' esprit ?
(a) triumph and agony
(b) tribulation preceeds victory
(c) trick of the mind
(d) till tomorrow

3. In Chapter 2, Dillard talks of a game she played where she would hide what?
(a) Raggedy Ann dolls
(b) Easter eggs
(c) pennies
(d) dimes and quarters

4. What is the literal act of seeing?
(a) learning how to spot the different wildlife
(b) opening the eyes and looking straight ahead
(c) watching for movement in the clouds
(d) using binoculars to see a great distance

5. What does Dillard say happens the moment you are aware of the present?
(a) it becomes the past
(b) it freezes
(c) it no longer matters
(d) you lose it

Short Answer Questions

1. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?

2. At a ranch, Dillard drew a horse. It wasn't a good picture. Others who lived at the ranch drew great horses. Why?

3. What is figurative seeing?

4. What is Dillard illustrating in her story about the Polyphemus moth from her childhood?

5. How does Dillard see time?

(see the answer key)

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