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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dillard wrote, "the present is fleet." What did she mean by this statement?
(a) the present is the future
(b) the present is like a group of ships
(c) there is no present
(d) the present goes by so quick one can barely glimpse it

2. What does Dillard say hinders people from experiencing the now?
(a) humans don't like to be in the now
(b) being too aware of self, rather than the moment
(c) there is no now
(d) humans are always looking into the future

3. What does Dillard say happens the moment you are aware of the present?
(a) you lose it
(b) it becomes the past
(c) it freezes
(d) it no longer matters

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do humans insulate themselves from the present, according to the author?

4. Dillard thought once that awesome artistry can be laced with savagery. To what did she refer?

5. When a scientist disrupted pine caterpillars' food trail, what happened?

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