Pilgrim at Tinker Creek | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapter 1

1. Dillard opens this first chapter remembering this animal.

2. What does the animal in question #1 do to to get Dillard's attention?

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

4. How does Dillard think of Tinker Creek in the first chapter?

5. What does the author see as an active mystery?

6. What does Dillard see as a passive mystery?

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

8. Dillard thought once that awesome artistry can be laced with savagery. To what did she refer?

9. Even though she is no scientist, what did Dillard decide she will do in her valley?

10. Thinking about God...
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