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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dillard do one night in the rare book room of the Virginia library?
(a) Moved a white chess piece.
(b) Moved a black chess piece.
(c) Left the lights on all night.
(d) Knocked over a chess board.

2. Who had Rahm flown for in Jordan?
(a) King Hussein.
(b) King Abdullah II.
(c) King Talal.
(d) King Abdullah I.

3. What did Dillard compare Rahm's plane to?
(a) A jet in flight.
(b) A bird.
(c) A film.
(d) A pen.

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

5. What method does Dillard say that she suspects many other people use to wind up in Bellingham, Washington?
(a) By talking to airplane pilots.
(b) By sheer luck.
(c) By reading Frommer's Guide.
(d) By looking at an atlas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Tibetan lamas keep from floating away, as described in Chapter 5?

2. What book was Dillard working on in Roanoke, Virginia?

3. Finish this West African proverb from Chapter 2: "The beginning of wisdom is.."

4. When Dillard wrote in Roanoke, Virginia, what did she long for upon coming home after writing?

5. What question did Dillard ask Glenn that he answered with the story of Ferrar?

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