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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Dillard mean when she says she's willing to sacrifice a little blood in order to be "in the thick of things?"
(a) she'd bleed to pick a rose
(b) she would rather live life to its fullest even if it means being in danger
(c) she'd pick up a wild animal that might bite her
(d) she would fight on the front lines in any battle

4. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?
(a) it was not a snake but a long, skinny lizard
(b) it was not real
(c) she realizes that the snake had turned parts of the skin inside out, making it appear as though the skin is in a knot
(d) it was alive

5. Believing natural disasters were sent by God is an example of what?
(a) not understanding God
(b) applying a spiritual interpretation to a natural phenomenon
(c) having faith
(d) not having a good science background

Short Answer Questions

1. How did early man view locusts?

2. How does Dillard see time?

3. Silvery eels swim to the sea after eight years of maturing in obscure creeks and rivers. What happens to them at the sea?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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