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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. How do Tibetan lamas keep from floating away, as described in Chapter 5?
(a) The meditate towards the destination.
(b) They wear chains.
(c) They walk very slowly.
(d) They swim with the current.

2. Where did Willa Cather write her prairie novels?
(a) New York City.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Miami.

3. How did Dillard's sentence ('He led him into the water') from the book she was working on during a northeaster sound to her?
(a) Bright.
(b) Rhythmical.
(c) Clunky.
(d) Powerful.

4. What is the title of the Jack London book mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) White Fang.
(b) The Sea-Wolf.
(c) The Call of the Wild.
(d) The Iron Heel.

5. What does Dillard claim as being a good life?
(a) A life lived in the senses.
(b) A day spent reading.
(c) Living as a Danish aristocrat.
(d) A life spent reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dillard say that she thinks happens to something, such as a writing idea, that you do not give up freely and abundantly?

2. What did a Dinka believe his own memories and daydreams to be?

3. How did a well-known writer respond to a student in Chapter 5 who asked if he could be a writer?

4. What did Dillard learn about herself while talking with the sheriff in Chapter 3?

5. What did Dillard realize when she spoke to the local sheriff in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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