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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?
(a) they climb a tree and jump onto the stalk
(b) mice chew wheat stems piece by piece
(c) they wait for the farmer to cut the field
(d) they climb the stalk on the back of other mice

2. What does Dillard find out about muskrats and humans?
(a) they both like water
(b) they're both nocturnal
(c) they eat the same foods
(d) if a muskrat is aware of human's presence, it will not appear

3. What is figurative seeing?
(a) closing the eyes and seeing another world
(b) watching the invisible
(c) seeing with the inner eye and looking beyond outward appearances
(d) seeing in dreams

4. How are Eskimos able to survive in such a harsh environment as theirs?
(a) they had to possess an intimate understanding of their natural world
(b) they eat a lot of whale
(c) their igloos are kept very warm
(d) they wear seal fur

5. When ancient Hebrews sacrificed an animal to their god, how did they use the horns?
(a) poured blood into the horns
(b) to strenthen the altar for a larger animal
(c) they didn't use them
(d) to cage the animal

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dillard saw migrating Canadian geese fly, speeding across the duck pond, what did she think?

2. The development of science leads to what, according to the author?

3. How does Dillard see time?

4. When Dillard is looking at a stream, where does she look?

5. How do honey bees survive the cold of winter?

(see the answer key)

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