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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. How are ladybugs shipped to gardeners?
(a) captured in nets and sedated with alcohol
(b) they are packed in soil and water
(c) they are shipped in the spring, the nests are shipped in one piece
(d) the hibernating bugs are packed in boxes of pine cones

2. What is the translation of trompes-l' esprit ?
(a) till tomorrow
(b) triumph and agony
(c) trick of the mind
(d) tribulation preceeds victory

3. What about the creek creates healing sounds?
(a) the sound of fish jumping at dusk
(b) the lap of the water against the bank
(c) the creek is sprinkled with large rocks, which enliven the water
(d) the sound of frogs jumping into the water

4. How do praying mantises mate?
(a) the male kills the female when done and takes over the eggs
(b) the female lays eggs and the male comes by and fertilizes them
(c) A female will mate and devour up to seven male mantises
(d) they mate like people

5. Why does the author think nature experiments with insects' shape, form and "niche?"
(a) to see which works best
(b) Dillard figures nature will try anything once
(c) because nature is still trying to figure out how to kill off the insects
(d) from boredom

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dillard say can be as blinding as complete darkness?

3. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?

4. In Chapter 4 what does Dillard use for controlling garden insects?

5. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?

(see the answer key)

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