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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dillard notice most in the Washington cabin she wrote in?
(a) The beauty.
(b) The cold.
(c) The quiet.
(d) The view.

2. What did Dillard realize when she spoke to the local sheriff in Chapter 3?
(a) She loved writing.
(b) She was like one who worked in a factory all day.
(c) She loved running a ferryboat.
(d) She was a good, sane person.

3. What written advice was found that Michelangelo had left for his apprentice?
(a) Antonio, do as I have done.
(b) Paint, Antonio...and get it done now.
(c) Draw, Antonio..and do not waste time.
(d) Use your ideas immediately, Antonio.

4. According to Dillard, what kind of life is a life of sensation?
(a) A life of spirit.
(b) A life spent reading.
(c) A life of greed.
(d) A good life.

5. What did Wallace Stevens dictate to his secretary?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Letters.
(c) Editorial essays.
(d) Orders for lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what type of aid did Dillard once work in order to keep a project organized?

2. Where does Dillard say she wound up putting her pen drawing in Chapter 2?

3. What body of water did Dillard write near in Washington State?

4. Whose wife posed for the Liberty dime?

5. In Dillard's experience, what always wins over the vision being forgotten?

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