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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dillard see as a passive mystery?
(a) the mountains around her
(b) if her brother would enjoy life in Tinker Creek
(c) if nature is benign
(d) if there are fish in the creek

2. She claims the ability to see what is hidden is what?
(a) fate
(b) a special talent
(c) a piece of luck
(d) a gift

3. Dillard thought once that awesome artistry can be laced with savagery. To what did she refer?
(a) when a thunderstorm blew down a tree
(b) when she watched sharks tear into a school of fish
(c) when her tomcat bit the head off a mouse
(d) when ants attacked a lady bug

4. Why did Xerxes stop the advance of his entire army?
(a) to watch a beautiful sunset
(b) to cut a path through a dense forest
(c) to get ready to attack the Greeks
(d) to meditate on the beauty of a sycamore tree

5. What does Dillard suggest spring is about?
(a) potential
(b) plants growing
(c) faith
(d) flowers blooming

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did early Eskimos love winter?

2. If there were only one tree in the world, what would happen, according to the author?

3. One branch of Jewish philosophy believes that part of the responsibility of humans is to do what?

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

5. What is the analogy she draws between the snake skin and the seasons?

(see the answer key)

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