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

2. In addition to form and texture, what does the author believe influences beauty?
(a) time
(b) color
(c) perception
(d) time of day

3. Why do the male praying mantis come near the female?
(a) the male is born to be the mate of a certain femal
(b) the female is bigger and stronger and makes him
(c) he has a chemical in his abdomen that encourages him
(d) the females have a long, whip-like appendage that grabs the male

4. What is the other type of poisonous snake besides the answer in #139, that lives around the creek area?
(a) cotton mouth
(b) coral snake
(c) side winder
(d) timber rattler

5. 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 would fight on the front lines in any battle
(c) she would rather live life to its fullest even if it means being in danger
(d) she'd pick up a wild animal that might bite her

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the muskrat young called?

2. In Chapter 13, Dillard quotes Van Gogh. What did she quote?

3. What is the translation of trompes-l' esprit ?

4. Before a baby can distinguish objects, what kind does it prefer?

5. What does the author say the future is?

(see the answer key)

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