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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. How do ladybugs hibernate?
(a) ladybugs hibernate in large masses
(b) ladybugs hibernate under the roots of trees
(c) ladybugs hide beneath the bark on trees
(d) ladybugs die off in winter

2. How large might a root system for winter rye grass plant grow?
(a) 65 miles of roots and 2,000 miles of root hairs
(b) 378 miles of roots and 6,000 miles of root hairs
(c) a shallow system above ground spread for 15 acres
(d) one root that grows straight down for 100 yards

3. How did early man view locusts?
(a) locusts were thought to be a plague sent by God
(b) as a plague sent by the devil
(c) as the harbringer of a natural disaster
(d) as a visitation from heaven

4. How do praying mantises mate?
(a) the female lays eggs and the male comes by and fertilizes them
(b) they mate like people
(c) the male kills the female when done and takes over the eggs
(d) A female will mate and devour up to seven male mantises

5. How does Dillard think of Tinker Creek in the first chapter?
(a) as an anchor that keeps her steady in the current of life
(b) as a place that time forgot
(c) that she'd rather live somewhere else
(d) as a scary, mysterious place

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dillard see as the difference between a parasite and a predator?

3. Fecundity could be defined as:

4. Dillard thought once that awesome artistry can be laced with savagery. To what did she refer?

5. How does Dillard visualize the present?

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