Pilgrim at Tinker Creek | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Chapter 1

1. Dillard opens this first chapter remembering this animal.

an old tomcat that she used to have

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

jumps in through the open window and climbs on Dillard's chest

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

bloody, rose-shaped paw prints

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

as an anchor that keeps her steady in the current of life

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

Tinker Creek

6. What does Dillard see as a passive mystery?

the mountains around her

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

the island that bisects Tinker Creek

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

when she...
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