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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Generally, what will praying mantises eat?
(a) they will eat the leaves off of trees
(b) they will eat anything small enough for it to capture - even tiny garter snakes
(c) they eat tree roots
(d) they eat flower petals

2. Dillard believes that, with indifference, nature hides what?
(a) butterflies
(b) the agony of prey and hunter
(c) wonders from the eye
(d) waterfalls

3. In addition to form and texture, what does the author believe influences beauty?
(a) perception
(b) time of day
(c) time
(d) color

4. Why do birds sing?
(a) scientists really do not know why birds sing
(b) to signal to other birds
(c) because they like to hear themselves
(d) to praise the sun

5. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?
(a) it had a outer and inner skin
(b) it was pure white
(c) it had two heads
(d) it was tied in a knot

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Eskimos do with the greens in their prey's stomach?

2. What did the animal in question #1 often leave on Dillard's nightgown?

3. How does Dillard visualize the present?

4. Why did Xerxes stop the advance of his entire army?

5. How were Starlings are introduced to America from Europe?

(see the answer key)

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