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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose wife posed for the Liberty dime?
(a) Thomas Mann.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) Osip Mandelstam.
(d) Wilhelm Dinesen.

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

3. How many hours of sleep would Jack London usually get?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

4. Where does the "line of words" go at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Out past Jupiter.
(b) To Houston, Texas.
(c) To Venus.
(d) To the sun.

5. What made the teakettle in the faculty lounge look so interesting in Chapter 3?
(a) It was only large enough for 8 ounces of liquid.
(b) It had a picture of an Aztec on it.
(c) It had a clothespin jutting from its mouth.
(d) It was in the shape of a cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the topic of an essay written by Dillard that she said she considers too obscure and too intellectual?

2. When a writer is stuck while writing a book, what does Dillard think he should do?

3. Who once said that '..his firewood warmed him twice because he labored to cut his own'?

4. What did Dillard learn about herself while talking with the sheriff in Chapter 3?

5. What do experienced writers urge young men and women to learn, according to Chapter 1?

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