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

2. At a ranch, Dillard drew a horse. It wasn't a good picture. Others who lived at the ranch drew great horses. Why?
(a) they were more artistic
(b) they knew all the bones and muscles of a horse
(c) they had a lot of practice drawing horses
(d) they loved horses

3. Dillard writes that she is an avid collector of what?
(a) snake skins
(b) strange insects
(c) facts and ideas
(d) feathers

4. In Chapter 3, Dillard stalks a bird along the iced over creek. What kind of bird was it?
(a) duck
(b) robin
(c) coot
(d) blue jay

5. How does Dillard visualize the present?
(a) as the middle of everything
(b) as a hawk soaring on the breeze
(c) as a hummingbird that stops for nectar
(d) as a wave that explodes over her head

Short Answer Questions

1. How large might a root system for winter rye grass plant grow?

2. In addition to form and texture, what does the author believe influences beauty?

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

4. How long can a horsehair worm grow?

5. Dillard wrote, "the present is fleet." What did she mean by this statement?

(see the answer key)

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