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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dillard raps on the goldfish bowl, what does the fish do?
(a) swims around the bowl three times
(b) swim to the surface
(c) dive to the bottom
(d) stays perfectly still for ten seconds

2. How do honey bees survive the cold of winter?
(a) cluster together in giant balls
(b) build nest in the ground and sleep during winter
(c) go to sleep inside their honey combs
(d) they don't survive, honey bees die off in the winter

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. What does the author say the future is?
(a) baby birds who have just hatched
(b) light on the water and a spirit
(c) a wind coming from the east
(d) a cricket's song on a sultry night

5. Dillard says that if plants had emotions, she would applaud this:
(a) their ability to tolerate other life forms
(b) their willingness to live in harmony
(c) their kindness
(d) their ability to fly in the teeth of it all

Short Answer Questions

1. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?

2. When Dillard is looking at a stream, where does she look?

3. How does Dillard see time?

4. According to Dillard, how is the past healed?

5. According to Dillard, the "simple" is transformed by evolution into what?

(see the answer key)

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