Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?
(a) rain in the backyard and sun in the front yard
(b) snow on Easter
(c) sun shining when it's raining
(d) there is only a few weeks of any season that is distinguishable from the former or following

2. Who does Dillard think gravitates towards the field of botany?
(a) those who don't like people
(b) people who were raised in rural areas
(c) no one in particular
(d) truly ethical thinkers

3. How long does it take a tree to recreate ninety-nine percent of its living parts?
(a) thirty days
(b) one year
(c) twenty-five years
(d) a lifetime

4. Dillard says the agnostic asks who created the universe. What does a believer ask?
(a) what role does man play
(b) why am I in the universe
(c) who is God
(d) why was the universe created

5. How does Dillard believe the seeking of God takes place?
(a) Singing in the shower
(b) the seeking of God is a continuous loop, which never ends
(c) God is in nature
(d) God is everywhere but the best place to seek is in church

6. What does Dillard believe is healing?
(a) white clouds in blue skies
(b) sunshine
(c) soothing music
(d) flowing water

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

8. When Dillard raps on the goldfish bowl, what does the fish do?
(a) swims around the bowl three times
(b) swim to the surface
(c) stays perfectly still for ten seconds
(d) dive to the bottom

9. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?
(a) they climb a tree and jump onto the stalk
(b) they wait for the farmer to cut the field
(c) they climb the stalk on the back of other mice
(d) mice chew wheat stems piece by piece

10. Dillard wrote, "the present is fleet." What did she mean by this statement?
(a) the present goes by so quick one can barely glimpse it
(b) there is no present
(c) the present is the future
(d) the present is like a group of ships

11. What about the creek creates healing sounds?
(a) the lap of the water against the bank
(b) the creek is sprinkled with large rocks, which enliven the water
(c) the sound of frogs jumping into the water
(d) the sound of fish jumping at dusk

12. What causes most insects' behavior?
(a) the structure of their exoskeleton
(b) imitating parents
(c) external stimuli
(d) innate programming

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

14. What does the author say the future is?
(a) light on the water and a spirit
(b) a wind coming from the east
(c) a cricket's song on a sultry night
(d) baby birds who have just hatched

15. What does Dillard believe about nature and change?
(a) nature does not change, or changes extremely slow
(b) nature changes quickly
(c) change in nature is sporatic and unpredictable
(d) nature is constantly changing

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dillard visualize the present?

2. What does Dillard think is the reason for so many forms of insects?

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

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

5. How do humans insulate themselves from the present, according to the author?

(see the answer keys)

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