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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. In Chapter 13, Dillard spies a snake. What kind is it?
(a) a coral snake
(b) a brown water snake
(c) a black snake
(d) a copperhead

2. Where are the answer to #163 going?
(a) to the south
(b) to California
(c) to the ocean
(d) to Tinker Creek

3. Dillard suggests that the physical world is "all touch and go." What does she mean by this?
(a) time doesn't wait for anyone
(b) things happen really fast
(c) life is uncertain
(d) death is easy

4. Why did Dillard name this chapter "Seeing?"
(a) because she has found out some blind people regain their sight
(b) she knows that to discover and understand she must be able to see
(c) because she believes to see she has to understand
(d) because she discusses the loss of sight

5. In Chapter 13, Dillard is still obsessed about nature. In what way?
(a) against the seeming cruelty of nature
(b) about the rain and the sound of water
(c) about humans destroying nature
(d) about the beauty of an oak leaf

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dillard moves from describing details of creation to trying to understand more about creation what is she doing?

2. How does Dillard see time?

3. In Chapter 10, what does Dillard see as making life easier?

4. What does the author think about the price of fish?

5. What does the author think about fish?

(see the answer key)

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