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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 suggest is a similarity between her and plankton?
2. Why did early Eskimos love winter?
3. When Dillard raps on the goldfish bowl, what does the fish do?
4. What does Dillard say about humans and change?
5. Chlorophyll has a single atom of what substance in the center?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the second section of Chapter 11, Dillard stays almost exclusively focused on one topic, seldom straying. Why do you think she is staying so focused?
2. Chapter One is titled, "Heaven and Earth in Jest." Why do you think this was the title chosen for this first chapter?
3. Dillard discusses the concept of the world as being "old and ragged." How does she relate that to the natural world and her own life?
4. Briefly tell the story written in Chapter 15 about a young man and his mother.
5. What is are augenblicks and how what does Dillard do with them?
6. In Chapter 11, Dillard is mimicking a group of people. Who is she mimicking and why? How do you know this?
7. What might Dillard's fascination and stories about the praying mantis demonstrate?
8. What is kayak sickness?
9. How does Dillard relate the plankton to the Eskimo learning about Christianity and to herself?
10. The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is, on the surface, a stream of consciousness journey through the natural world around Tinker Creek. What does "stream of consciousness" writing entail? In your answer address plot, characterization and theme.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the final chapter of the book, the reader can see that in attempting to understand the natural world, the author is attempting to understand its creator. How does Dillard blend her observations of the natural world with what becomes of her beliefs in a creator? Use some of her writing to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Dillard often uses stories from the Eskimo culture to help her pull meaning from her observations. Discuss two of the stories Dillard has told from the Eskimo culture and their relevance to some knowledge she was trying to work through.
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