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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Dillard say that she feels a writer must do about feeling one's work in progress is either magnificent or abominable?
(a) Get the work critiqued.
(b) Ignore it and not indulge in the feeling.
(c) Ask for help from readers.
(d) Celebrate or cry.
2. When a writer is stuck while writing a book, what does Dillard think he should do?
(a) Nothing but think about it.
(b) Do crosswords to stimulate the brain.
(c) Write, no matter what.
(d) Read books that are similar.
3. What does Dillard say many people prefer to the written word?
(a) Life.
(b) Film.
(c) Recordings.
(d) TV.
4. Saint-Pol-Roux used to hang what sign on his door while he slept?
(a) "Dream in progress."
(b) "Resting is writing."
(c) "Do not disturb."
(d) "The poet is working."
5. What question does Dillard say a writer must ask when considering random scenes that come to mind?
(a) How many scenes do I need to write?
(b) Is writing the same as film exposure?
(c) Should I write everything I think of?
(d) Do I want to expose these scenes to the light?
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Dillard say that the printed word cannot compete with?
2. Dillard believes that some writers weaken their resolve to discard parts of their work. Why?
3. What did an inchworm search for in a panic in Chapter 1?
4. What does Dillard compare writing to in the first paragraph of the book?
5. Who said a long poem takes between five and ten years to write?
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