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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Dillard say about humans and change?
2. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?
3. What does Dillard say hinders people from experiencing the now?
4. Dillard says there is loveliness and grace throughout creation. What is also there?
5. Why did Indians used grooved arrows?
Short Essay Questions
1. Part of Dillard's struggle in her observation of the natural world is how much violence she seems to encounter. How does she relate this to the Hebrew altar?
2. Dillard writes a mystical account of a real encounter with a goldfinch. Briefly describe what she wrote.
3. In Chapter 11, Dillard is mimicking a group of people. Who is she mimicking and why? How do you know this?
4. Describe Dillard's visit to a horse ranch and what happened.
5. Why does Dillard question both the morality and the compassion of nature?
6. Why do the Eskimos hunt in the fall and what can happen if they fail?
7. Dillard watches a mosquito feed on a copperhead snake. What does she think of the act?
8. Chapter One is titled, "Heaven and Earth in Jest." Why do you think this was the title chosen for this first chapter?
9. What story does Dillard tell about a Native American woman and winter?
10. What is are augenblicks and how what does Dillard do with them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dillard understands the world of predators better than that of parasites. She writes that at least one has a fighting chance when up against a predator. Why do you think she felt this way? Use examples in your discussion of the behavior of parasites and predators.
Essay Topic 2
In chapter three, "Winter," Dillard suggests that with or without human interference, nature continues to exist. What do you think she meant by this? Give two examples and explain why the examples illustrate this principle.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about praying mantis. Include Dillard's observations, her knowledge from other sources, her reactions and feeling towards praying mantis and any beliefs she may have formed because of her thoughts on this insect.
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