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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. Dillard says if nature is not monstrous, then why does it appear that way to humans?
(a) nature is logical, though a logic humans can't comprehend
(b) humans can't see the big picture
(c) humans see only the bad
(d) it is human's emotional response to nature's illusory horrors

2. Dillard says there is loveliness and grace throughout creation. What is also there?
(a) violence
(b) fear
(c) scarcity
(d) the bizarre and grotesque

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

4. What does Dillard say about the muskrat fur?
(a) they are the most popular fur animal in North America
(b) it's smelly when wet
(c) it's thin and of little use
(d) it tends to be spotty

5. How do humans insulate themselves from the present, according to the author?
(a) by lying to themselves and others
(b) by wearing clothes appropriate to the weather
(c) by continuously reviewing images of the past and future in their minds
(d) by blocking out the past

Short Answer Questions

1. When moving towards a muskrat, how does one keep from scaring it?

2. What makes birds harder to watch than insects?

3. What does Dillard believe the flood shows about nature?

4. What does the author see as an active mystery?

5. Why did early Eskimos love winter?

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