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Why did Rahm's plane crash in Jordan? (from Chapter 7)

He was flying too low.

His wife was watching.

He was showing off too much.

He was distracted by the King.

How does society regard the writer, in Dillard's experience? (from Chapter 3)

WIth adulation.

With fear.

With curiosity.

With indifference.

What kept the teakettle that Dillard used in a faculty lounge from whistling? (from Chapter 3)

It was an electric kettle.

The mouth of the kettle was always kept open.

It was not a whistling teakettle.

An aluminum lid jammed over its mouth.

Where, in Washington State, did Dillard beg a cabin in which to write? (from Chapter 3)

On Snake River.

On Herron Island.

Boundary Pass.

On Haro Strait.

What action figure did Dillard compare Rahm to? (from Chapter 7)

Indiana Jones.

Spider-Man.

Batman.

G.I. Joe.

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