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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. Believing natural disasters were sent by God is an example of what?
(a) not understanding God
(b) not having a good science background
(c) applying a spiritual interpretation to a natural phenomenon
(d) having faith

2. What about the creek creates healing sounds?
(a) the sound of fish jumping at dusk
(b) the sound of frogs jumping into the water
(c) the lap of the water against the bank
(d) the creek is sprinkled with large rocks, which enliven the water

3. What did a Russian botanist discover about locusts?
(a) locusts will eat other insects
(b) locusts are merely grasshoppers under stress
(c) locusts have too many babies
(d) locusts breed in the water

4. Dillard writes that she is an avid collector of what?
(a) feathers
(b) facts and ideas
(c) strange insects
(d) snake skins

5. When Dillard raps on the goldfish bowl, what does the fish do?
(a) swims around the bowl three times
(b) swim to the surface
(c) dive to the bottom
(d) stays perfectly still for ten seconds

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dillard moves from describing details of creation to trying to understand more about creation what is she doing?

2. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?

3. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?

4. How does Dillard believe the seeking of God takes place?

5. How much of life which has ever been created, is living at the present time?

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