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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the animal in question #1 do to to get Dillard's attention?
(a) jumps in through the open window and climbs on Dillard's chest
(b) meows loudly
(c) knocks her glasses off onto the floor
(d) bats her leg with his paw

2. Dillard thought once that awesome artistry can be laced with savagery. To what did she refer?
(a) when ants attacked a lady bug
(b) when she watched sharks tear into a school of fish
(c) when her tomcat bit the head off a mouse
(d) when a thunderstorm blew down a tree

3. What does the author see as somewhat synonymous with the creator, or God?
(a) nature
(b) energy
(c) humans
(d) the sun

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Dillard term passive pursuit of animals?

2. When Dillard becomes motionless in watching for a muskrat, what does she do?

3. According to Dillard, how is the past healed?

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

5. In Chapter 7 who gravitates towards the circle on the bottom of Dillard's fishbowl?

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