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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. What is Dillard illustrating in her story about the Polyphemus moth from her childhood?
(a) the indifference humans often exhibit towards the natural world
(b) moths have to spread their weeks when born
(c) she has a good memory
(d) kids are cruel

2. What does Dillard's fascination and stories about praying mantises demonstrate?
(a) she wants to change the way some things are
(b) both her fascination and revulsion of the world of nature
(c) she watches horror movies too
(d) she never saw insects before moving to Tinker Creek

3. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?
(a) sun shining when it's raining
(b) there is only a few weeks of any season that is distinguishable from the former or following
(c) rain in the backyard and sun in the front yard
(d) snow on Easter

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

5. How does the author see the violence in the natural world?
(a) as inevitable
(b) as a symbolic sacrifice
(c) as a mistake God made
(d) as something that needs changed

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "horns of the altar?"

2. What does Dillard say is the driving force after reproduction in the animal kingdom?

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

4. Dillard writes that she is an avid collector of what?

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?"

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