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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the result of Dillard's first attempts at splitting wood in Chapter 3?
(a) Tiny wedges got chopped off.
(b) She cut herself with the axe.
(c) She missed the wood every time.
(d) She split fine logs.

2. Which insect is discussed in the book as part of an entomological experiment?
(a) A worm.
(b) Phataria.
(c) A fly.
(d) A butterfly.

3. What does Dillard say that she makes a pen drawing of in Chapter 2?
(a) Snapping turtles.
(b) Cows on a hilltop.
(c) People pulling into the parking lot.
(d) The scenery outside her study carrel.

4. What question does Dillard say a writer must ask when considering random scenes that come to mind?
(a) Should I write everything I think of?
(b) Do I want to expose these scenes to the light?
(c) How many scenes do I need to write?
(d) Is writing the same as film exposure?

5. Who did Dillard see standing at the chess table in the Roanoke library one night?
(a) The librarian's wife.
(b) Her phantom opponent.
(c) A baby in a diaper.
(d) The head librarian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which author would walk through the hills for seven or eight hours on end without a hint of fatigue?

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

4. What does Dillard's "line of words" do with random pictures in the writer's mind?

5. What kept the teakettle that Dillard used in a faculty lounge from whistling?

(see the answer key)

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