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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dillard describe as 'a net for catching days' in Chapter 2?
(a) A schedule.
(b) Dreams.
(c) A journal.
(d) Clocks.

2. How does Dillard say that she defines the life of the writer in Chapter 3?
(a) As colorless.
(b) As sensory.
(c) As literary.
(d) As ludicrous.

3. What sport did Dillard play with a boys' music camp?
(a) Flag Football.
(b) Softball.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Soccer.

4. How long does it generally take to write a book?
(a) Two to ten years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One to ten months.
(d) One to five years.

5. Which poem did Dillard often read aloud?
(a) Sea Hollly.
(b) Miracles.
(c) The Tower.
(d) The Comet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the finished work's relationship to the vision of it, as viewed by Dillard?

2. What was seen outside the carrel window in Roanoke when Dillard peeked outside the blinds?

3. What famous author said, "The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon....and at length the middle-aged man concludes to build a wood-shed with them"?

4. In an analogy about a photographer, why did the photographer say he brought the same rejected photograph for judgment every year?

5. Who is the main character in a story told by Ernest Thompson Seton?

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