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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 4 what does Dillard use for controlling garden insects?
(a) frogs
(b) praying mantises
(c) ladybugs
(d) bats

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

3. What does the author believe separates humans from their creator and humans from each other?
(a) fear
(b) hate
(c) indifference
(d) self-consciousness

4. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?
(a) it was alive
(b) she realizes that the snake had turned parts of the skin inside out, making it appear as though the skin is in a knot
(c) it was not real
(d) it was not a snake but a long, skinny lizard

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?

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

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

5. What did Dillard do at one time about insects as a child?

(see the answer key)

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