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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was seen outside the carrel window in Roanoke when Dillard peeked outside the blinds?
(a) Daylight.
(b) A May beetle.
(c) The parking lot.
(d) Fireworks.

2. What sport did Dillard play with a boys' music camp?
(a) Flag Football.
(b) Softball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Soccer.

3. What two problems does Dillard say she feels that a writer must solve when writing a book?
(a) Can it be done? and, Can I do it?
(b) Can I write each sentence? and, Can I string them together?
(c) Can I keep track of characters? and, What do I name them?
(d) Where is my plot? and, How do I end this?

4. How did Dillard get into the library in Roanoke late at night?
(a) She climbed in through a window.
(b) The door was never locked.
(c) She had a key.
(d) She hid in the women's room when the door was locked.

5. How does Dillard say that she defines the life of the writer in Chapter 3?
(a) As sensory.
(b) As colorless.
(c) As literary.
(d) As ludicrous.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dillard's study on Cape Cod?

2. When Dillard left her cabin for home in Chapter 5 during a northeaster, how was she feeling, walking down the beach?

3. What does the novel as a form usually represent, according to Dillard?

4. Which book does Dillard say she discovered that she touched every night in the darkened library to find her room?

5. At the island on Haro Strait, why would a man overboard die within ten minutes?

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