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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Dillard name this chapter "Seeing?"
(a) because she believes to see she has to understand
(b) because she discusses the loss of sight
(c) she knows that to discover and understand she must be able to see
(d) because she has found out some blind people regain their sight

2. At a ranch, Dillard drew a horse. It wasn't a good picture. Others who lived at the ranch drew great horses. Why?
(a) they had a lot of practice drawing horses
(b) they knew all the bones and muscles of a horse
(c) they loved horses
(d) they were more artistic

3. In Chapter 3, Dillard stalks a bird along the iced over creek. What kind of bird was it?
(a) coot
(b) blue jay
(c) duck
(d) robin

4. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?
(a) they climb the stalk on the back of other mice
(b) they wait for the farmer to cut the field
(c) mice chew wheat stems piece by piece
(d) they climb a tree and jump onto the stalk

5. What is the translation of trompes-l' esprit ?
(a) trick of the mind
(b) till tomorrow
(c) tribulation preceeds victory
(d) triumph and agony

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dillard's fascination and stories about praying mantises demonstrate?

2. What does the author believe separates humans from their creator and humans from each other?

3. What does Dillard say happens the moment you are aware of the present?

4. How does the author say one can obtain "unself-conscious state?"

5. Why do the male praying mantis come near the female?

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