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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. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?
(a) it had two heads
(b) it was tied in a knot
(c) it was pure white
(d) it had a outer and inner skin

2. Dillard believes that, with indifference, nature hides what?
(a) waterfalls
(b) butterflies
(c) the agony of prey and hunter
(d) wonders from the eye

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

4. How does the author say one can obtain "unself-conscious state?"
(a) through intense exercise
(b) through meditation
(c) through desperate illness
(d) pure devotion to whatever one is doing at the moment

5. Dillard wrote, "the present is fleet." What did she mean by this statement?
(a) the present goes by so quick one can barely glimpse it
(b) the present is like a group of ships
(c) the present is the future
(d) there is no present

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dillard say can be as blinding as complete darkness?

2. Dillard says that a particular object remains unseen until what happens?

3. At a ranch, Dillard drew a horse. It wasn't a good picture. Others who lived at the ranch drew great horses. Why?

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

5. What is it about weather that Dillard believes is a phenomena worth writing about?

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