View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even though she is no scientist, what did Dillard decide she will do in her valley?
(a) erect a new cabin
(b) plant a flower garden
(c) she will explore her valley and report the unmapped frontiers
(d) raise sheep

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

3. How do blind people who suddenly gain sight usually see objects at first?
(a) as black and white
(b) as bigger than they really are
(c) as patches of colored light
(d) as all gray

4. What does the animal in question #1 do to to get Dillard's attention?
(a) bats her leg with his paw
(b) knocks her glasses off onto the floor
(c) meows loudly
(d) jumps in through the open window and climbs on Dillard's chest

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do honey bees survive the cold of winter?

2. She claims the ability to see what is hidden is what?

3. What is one of Dillard's main occupations in the winter?

4. How were Starlings are introduced to America from Europe?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 317 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample