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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. What does Dillard say about humans and change?
(a) humans believe stability if good
(b) humans hate change
(c) humans believe change is necessary
(d) humans abhor statis

2. What does the author believe about acts of physical courage?
(a) men do them more than women
(b) they are energizing
(c) they can tire you out
(d) they are heroic

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

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

5. How does Dillard believe the seeking of God takes place?
(a) God is in nature
(b) God is everywhere but the best place to seek is in church
(c) the seeking of God is a continuous loop, which never ends
(d) Singing in the shower

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dillard say hinders people from experiencing the now?

3. What does the author say the future is?

4. What changes about the view around Dillard's home when winter comes?

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

(see the answer key)

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