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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 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

2. How does Dillard see time?
(a) as a maze of days
(b) as being too long when waiting
(c) as an arrow through space
(d) as a continuous loop or an ascending spiral

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Dillard wrote, "the present is fleet." What did she mean by this statement?

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