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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. Why did Indians used grooved arrows?
(a) the hunter could follow the trail of blood that flows down the groove
(b) it made them more accurate
(c) so they would fly farther
(d) so they were lighter to carry around

2. What does Dillard say can be as blinding as complete darkness?
(a) too much light
(b) some camp lanterns
(c) a mind that is closed
(d) a full moon at midnight

3. What changes about the view around Dillard's home when winter comes?
(a) the view looks stark and empty
(b) winter opens vistas around Dillard's home so she can see other homes
(c) nothing changes about the view
(d) the snow covered trees block her view of the creek

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

5. How did Radford, Virginia decide to control their starling problem?
(a) bringing in a population of Maine bird cats
(b) by spraying them with foam, so they would die of exposure
(c) enclosing large nets around their area
(d) putting out poisoned seed

Short Answer Questions

1. Thinking about God and nature, what does Dillard come to believe is possible?

2. What did Dillard do at one time about insects as a child?

3. Even though she is no scientist, what did Dillard decide she will do in her valley?

4. Dillard opens this first chapter remembering this animal.

5. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?

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