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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. How do ladybugs hibernate?
(a) ladybugs hibernate in large masses
(b) ladybugs hibernate under the roots of trees
(c) ladybugs hide beneath the bark on trees
(d) ladybugs die off in winter

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

3. What is figurative seeing?
(a) watching the invisible
(b) closing the eyes and seeing another world
(c) seeing with the inner eye and looking beyond outward appearances
(d) seeing in dreams

4. What is the literal act of seeing?
(a) learning how to spot the different wildlife
(b) using binoculars to see a great distance
(c) watching for movement in the clouds
(d) opening the eyes and looking straight ahead

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?

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

3. What does she realize is the best way to quiet her mind?

4. How do praying mantises mate?

5. How does the author say one can obtain "unself-conscious state?"

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