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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Dillard moves from describing details of creation to trying to understand more about creation what is she doing?
(a) trying to think too much
(b) getting a little strange
(c) moving from what to why
(d) moving from logic to mysticism

3. How large might a root system for winter rye grass plant grow?
(a) one root that grows straight down for 100 yards
(b) 65 miles of roots and 2,000 miles of root hairs
(c) a shallow system above ground spread for 15 acres
(d) 378 miles of roots and 6,000 miles of root hairs

4. What does Dillard mean when she says she's willing to sacrifice a little blood in order to be "in the thick of things?"
(a) she'd bleed to pick a rose
(b) she'd pick up a wild animal that might bite her
(c) she would rather live life to its fullest even if it means being in danger
(d) she would fight on the front lines in any battle

5. How did the Romans use the horns of the altar?
(a) to tie their goats to which worshipping
(b) they'd grasp the horns and swear by them
(c) to kill geese with
(d) used to move the altar

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Dillard, the "simple" is transformed by evolution into what?

3. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?

4. How much impact on any of the creatures, mountains, or creek around her does the author think she has?

5. What does the author believe about the difference between abundant plant life and abundant insect life?

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