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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4 what does Dillard use for controlling garden insects?
(a) praying mantises
(b) ladybugs
(c) bats
(d) frogs

2. Dillard says that a particular object remains unseen until what happens?
(a) it moves
(b) a light is turned on
(c) the name of the object is known
(d) one's attention is focused on it

3. How were Starlings are introduced to America from Europe?
(a) they came over with a European circus
(b) by a man who wanted all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare to be present in America
(c) they were sold as pets to a Virginian family
(d) they came in on a boat from England

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

5. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?
(a) it was alive
(b) it was not a snake but a long, skinny lizard
(c) she realizes that the snake had turned parts of the skin inside out, making it appear as though the skin is in a knot
(d) it was not real

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dillard say about humans and change?

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

3. What is figurative seeing?

4. How did Radford, Virginia decide to control their starling problem?

5. What does the animal in question #1 do to to get Dillard's attention?

(see the answer key)

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