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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. Dillard says the agnostic asks who created the universe. What does a believer ask?
2. What about the creek creates healing sounds?
3. In Chapter 2, Dillard talks of a game she played where she would hide what?
4. What does Dillard say is the way to tell winter has arrived?
5. How does Dillard believe the seeking of God takes place?
Short Essay Questions
1. This very brief chapter, "Untying the Knot," is about time. What does Dillard want time to be?
2. How does Dillard see as the difference between plant and animal fecundity?
3. Dillard uses stories from the pre-modern Eskimo culture throughout this book. Why do you think she connects so strongly with this culture?
4. Describe Dillard's thoughts as she looks over the creek from the bridge when it was flooded.
5. 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?
6. How does Dillard relate the plankton to the Eskimo learning about Christianity and to herself?
7. Chapter One is titled, "Heaven and Earth in Jest." Why do you think this was the title chosen for this first chapter?
8. Why do the Eskimos hunt in the fall and what can happen if they fail?
9. What is are augenblicks and how what does Dillard do with them?
10. Briefly tell the story written in Chapter 15 about a young man and his mother.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Chapter One is title, "Heaven and Earth in Jest." What do you think Dillard meant by this title? What might be the jest? Does it seem true to you?
Essay Topic 2
"Seeing," is the title of chapter two because the author realizes that in order to first discover and then understand, she must be able to see. What does Dillard mean by "seeing?" Is that different than "looking?" If you looked at an object would you call "seeing" it one thing and "looking" at it another? Why? What would the difference be?
Essay Topic 3
Chapter seven is about spring. Spring is not just a season to the author, but both a natural and metaphysical event. How does Dillard understand spring? How do the creatures she observes help form her opinion? Use one story she has written about spring and animals to illustrate your answer.
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