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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. Why did Indians used grooved arrows?
(a) the hunter could follow the trail of blood that flows down the groove
(b) it made them more accurate
(c) so they were lighter to carry around
(d) so they would fly farther

2. When moving towards a muskrat, how does one keep from scaring it?
(a) move when the muskrat's head is turned away from your direction
(b) walk in the water
(c) sit still and hold your breath
(d) lay down and crawl on your belly

3. If you remove the answer in question #86 from chlorophyll, you create a molecule of what?
(a) hemoglobin
(b) carbon dioxide
(c) water
(d) chlorine gas

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. What does Dillard believe about nature and change?
(a) nature changes quickly
(b) nature does not change, or changes extremely slow
(c) change in nature is sporatic and unpredictable
(d) nature is constantly changing

Short Answer Questions

1. Even though she is no scientist, what did Dillard decide she will do in her valley?

2. What makes birds harder to watch than insects?

3. What causes most insects' behavior?

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

5. Why does the author think nature experiments with insects' shape, form and "niche?"

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