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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to form and texture, what does the author believe influences beauty?
(a) time of day
(b) color
(c) perception
(d) time

2. What is the analogy she draws between the snake skin and the seasons?
(a) seasons are a continuous loop, just as she thought the snakeskin was
(b) snakes shed skins in accordance with the seasons
(c) there is no analogy between snakes and seasons
(d) snakes move depending on the season

3. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?
(a) there is only a few weeks of any season that is distinguishable from the former or following
(b) rain in the backyard and sun in the front yard
(c) snow on Easter
(d) sun shining when it's raining

4. How did early man view locusts?
(a) locusts were thought to be a plague sent by God
(b) as the harbringer of a natural disaster
(c) as a visitation from heaven
(d) as a plague sent by the devil

5. Dillard says there is loveliness and grace throughout creation. What is also there?
(a) scarcity
(b) the bizarre and grotesque
(c) violence
(d) fear

Short Answer Questions

1. Dillard says the agnostic asks who created the universe. What does a believer ask?

2. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?

3. Before a baby can distinguish objects, what kind does it prefer?

4. What did a Russian botanist discover about locusts?

5. How much impact on any of the creatures, mountains, or creek around her does the author think she has?

(see the answer key)

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