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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dillard see time?
(a) as a continuous loop or an ascending spiral
(b) as an arrow through space
(c) as a maze of days
(d) as being too long when waiting

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

3. How does Dillard believe the seeking of God takes place?
(a) God is everywhere but the best place to seek is in church
(b) Singing in the shower
(c) God is in nature
(d) the seeking of God is a continuous loop, which never ends

4. How much impact on any of the creatures, mountains, or creek around her does the author think she has?
(a) too much
(b) as much as any other creature
(c) she has no impact at all
(d) very little

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Believing natural disasters were sent by God is an example of what?

2. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?

3. How did early man view locusts?

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

5. What did a Russian botanist discover about locusts?

(see the answer key)

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