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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Dillard stalks a bird along the iced over creek. What kind of bird was it?
(a) duck
(b) blue jay
(c) coot
(d) robin

2. Dillard thought once that awesome artistry can be laced with savagery. To what did she refer?
(a) when a thunderstorm blew down a tree
(b) when her tomcat bit the head off a mouse
(c) when she watched sharks tear into a school of fish
(d) when ants attacked a lady bug

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

4. Why are starlings hated in the Tinker Creek area?
(a) they scare the children by flying around them
(b) they are smelly, messy, and noisy
(c) they eat all the worms and leave the ground bare
(d) they fly into houses and make nests

5. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?
(a) they wait for the farmer to cut the field
(b) they climb the stalk on the back of other mice
(c) mice chew wheat stems piece by piece
(d) they climb a tree and jump onto the stalk

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the animal in question #1 often leave on Dillard's nightgown?

3. What does the author see as an active mystery?

4. How does Dillard think of Tinker Creek in the first chapter?

5. Dillard believes that, with indifference, nature hides what?

(see the answer key)

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