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

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

3. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?
(a) they climb the stalk on the back of other mice
(b) they climb a tree and jump onto the stalk
(c) mice chew wheat stems piece by piece
(d) they wait for the farmer to cut the field

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the analogy she draws between the snake skin and the seasons?

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

4. What does the author believe separates humans from their creator and humans from each other?

5. What does Dillard's fascination and stories about praying mantises demonstrate?

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