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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Dillard says there is loveliness and grace throughout creation. What is also there?
(a) the bizarre and grotesque
(b) violence
(c) scarcity
(d) fear
2. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?
(a) she realizes that the snake had turned parts of the skin inside out, making it appear as though the skin is in a knot
(b) it was alive
(c) it was not real
(d) it was not a snake but a long, skinny lizard
3. How much impact on any of the creatures, mountains, or creek around her does the author think she has?
(a) too much
(b) very little
(c) as much as any other creature
(d) she has no impact at all
4. How does Dillard believe the seeking of God takes place?
(a) God is in nature
(b) the seeking of God is a continuous loop, which never ends
(c) Singing in the shower
(d) God is everywhere but the best place to seek is in church
5. Before a baby can distinguish objects, what kind does it prefer?
(a) complex designs over simple ones
(b) ones that have moving parts
(c) ones that have bright colors
(d) ones that sparkle and shine
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the analogy she draws between the snake skin and the seasons?
2. How did early man view locusts?
3. Believing natural disasters were sent by God is an example of what?
4. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?
5. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?
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