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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

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) she saw beauty side by side with horrors
(c) because large trees would block the sun from smaller ones
(d) because half the day had sun, half did not

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

3. How does Dillard think of Tinker Creek in the first chapter?
(a) as a place that time forgot
(b) as an anchor that keeps her steady in the current of life
(c) that she'd rather live somewhere else
(d) as a scary, mysterious place

4. Why do the male praying mantis come near the female?
(a) he has a chemical in his abdomen that encourages him
(b) the male is born to be the mate of a certain femal
(c) the females have a long, whip-like appendage that grabs the male
(d) the female is bigger and stronger and makes him

5. How does Dillard see time?
(a) as a continuous loop or an ascending spiral
(b) as a maze of days
(c) as being too long when waiting
(d) as an arrow through space

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Dillard makes a pilgrimage to every month?

3. She claims the ability to see what is hidden is what?

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

5. Why did Dillard name this chapter "Seeing?"

(see the answer key)

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