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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. Fecundity could be defined as:
(a) wasteful of resources
(b) prolific in offspring
(c) always hungry
(d) a type of fat

2. When Dillard raps on the goldfish bowl, what does the fish do?
(a) swim to the surface
(b) stays perfectly still for ten seconds
(c) swims around the bowl three times
(d) dive to the bottom

3. Thinking about God and nature, what does Dillard come to believe is possible?
(a) nature has created God
(b) God was sleeping and messed up some of nature
(c) God has created much, if not all, of creation in jest
(d) nature is a God unto itself

4. In Alaska and northern Canada during winter what is a topic of continual fascination?
(a) the exact day that the ice will break up each spring
(b) when the Canadian geese will fly north
(c) if the accumulated snow will reach 20 feet
(d) if ice fishing is dangerous

5. If you could watch the unfolding through time of every thing that ever existed on Earth, what does Dillard say you would see?
(a) an endless tempest of beauty
(b) joy
(c) destruction and fear
(d) upheaval and violence

Short Answer Questions

1. Dillard says there is loveliness and grace throughout creation. What is also there?

2. How were Starlings are introduced to America from Europe?

3. What does she realize is the best way to quiet her mind?

4. In Chapter 3, Dillard stalks a bird along the iced over creek. What kind of bird was it?

5. What is the analogy she draws between the snake skin and the seasons?

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