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

2. In Chapter 13, Dillard spies a snake. What kind is it?
(a) a black snake
(b) a coral snake
(c) a brown water snake
(d) a copperhead

3. When Dillard is looking at a stream, where does she look?
(a) in the center of the water
(b) at the water going over the rocks
(c) she always looks upstream
(d) on the north bank

4. If you could watch the unfolding through time of every thing that ever existed on Earth, what does Dillard say you would see?
(a) upheaval and violence
(b) an endless tempest of beauty
(c) destruction and fear
(d) joy

5. In Chapter 13, Dillard quotes Van Gogh. What did she quote?
(a) life is not pretty
(b) it's important to see
(c) life is not art
(d) the important thing is to breathe

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dillard mean when she says she's willing to sacrifice a little blood in order to be "in the thick of things?"

3. What does Dillard suggest spring is about?

4. What does Dillard find out when she takes her first course in French?

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

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