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

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

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

4. What is the analogy she draws between the snake skin and the seasons?
(a) there is no analogy between snakes and seasons
(b) snakes move depending on the season
(c) seasons are a continuous loop, just as she thought the snakeskin was
(d) snakes shed skins in accordance with the seasons

5. In Chapter 2, Dillard talks of a game she played where she would hide what?
(a) Raggedy Ann dolls
(b) Easter eggs
(c) dimes and quarters
(d) pennies

Short Answer Questions

1. What is figurative seeing?

2. How do blind people who suddenly gain sight usually see objects at first?

3. In Chapter 3, Dillard stalks a bird along the iced over creek. What kind of bird was it?

4. She claims the ability to see what is hidden is what?

5. In Chapter 4 what does Dillard use for controlling garden insects?

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