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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. Dillard says that a particular object remains unseen until what happens?
(a) the name of the object is known
(b) it moves
(c) a light is turned on
(d) one's attention is focused on it

2. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?
(a) sun shining when it's raining
(b) snow on Easter
(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

3. What does she realize is the best way to quiet her mind?
(a) counting from 100 to zero backwards
(b) by offering a nonchalant nod to the presence of words in the head
(c) sitting quietly and breathing deeply
(d) taking a sleeping pill

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dillard illustrating in her story about the Polyphemus moth from her childhood?

2. Generally, what will praying mantises eat?

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. What is figurative seeing?

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