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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dillard sees so much in the natural world which seems paradoxical. Why?
(a) because the same plant could heal you or kill you
(b) because large trees would block the sun from smaller ones
(c) because half the day had sun, half did not
(d) she saw beauty side by side with horrors

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

3. What does she realize is the best way to quiet her mind?
(a) counting from 100 to zero backwards
(b) sitting quietly and breathing deeply
(c) taking a sleeping pill
(d) by offering a nonchalant nod to the presence of words in the head

4. In Chapter 3, Dillard stalks a bird along the iced over creek. What kind of bird was it?
(a) coot
(b) blue jay
(c) robin
(d) duck

5. What does the animal in question #1 do to to get Dillard's attention?
(a) meows loudly
(b) knocks her glasses off onto the floor
(c) jumps in through the open window and climbs on Dillard's chest
(d) bats her leg with his paw

Short Answer Questions

1. How are ladybugs shipped to gardeners?

2. What did the animal in question #1 often leave on Dillard's nightgown?

3. How did Radford, Virginia decide to control their starling problem?

4. What is it about weather that Dillard believes is a phenomena worth writing about?

5. How do blind people who suddenly gain sight usually see objects at first?

(see the answer key)

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