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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do praying mantises mate?

2. Why did Dillard name this chapter "Seeing?"

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

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

5. What does Dillard say hinders people from experiencing the now?

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