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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 early Eskimos love winter?
(a) they like to celebrate winter soltice
(b) the seals are easier to kill
(c) the whales are closer to shore
(d) it is a time to use their sleds to visit other Eskimos

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

3. What would Dillard term passive pursuit of animals?
(a) watching animals from the bridge over the creek
(b) watching Animal Planet
(c) going on a camera safari
(d) going to a zoo

4. Why would Dillard say some trees are like body builders?
(a) they keep adding to their limbs,
(b) they can hold up a lot of weight
(c) some trees are capable of splitting and lifting boulders weighing more than a ton
(d) their body is so

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If you could watch the unfolding through time of every thing that ever existed on Earth, what does Dillard say you would see?

2. What does Dillard's fascination and stories about praying mantises demonstrate?

3. Who does Dillard says stalk caribou herds for days?

4. What is one of Dillard's main occupations in the winter?

5. How long can a horsehair worm grow?

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