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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's "line of words" do with random pictures in the writer's mind?
(a) Writes them down, word for word.
(b) Dreams of them.
(c) Dissects them out.
(d) Dismisses them.

2. What body of water did Dillard write near in Washington State?
(a) The Columbia River.
(b) Strait of Georgia.
(c) Port of Vancouver.
(d) Puget Sound.

3. As explained by Dillard in Chapter 1, what must be done to a piece of writing after the first draft is finished?
(a) You must strike it with a hammer.
(b) Delete just a few sentences.
(c) Nothing; it is done.
(d) It must be mercilessly edited.

4. Where, in Washington State, did Dillard beg a cabin in which to write?
(a) On Snake River.
(b) On Haro Strait.
(c) On Herron Island.
(d) Boundary Pass.

5. What is the title of the Jack London book mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) The Iron Heel.
(b) The Call of the Wild.
(c) White Fang.
(d) The Sea-Wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dillard find herself doing in the rare book room nearly every day for about two weeks?

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

3. What question does Dillard say a writer must ask when considering random scenes that come to mind?

4. Why did Dillard feel that an author must visit her work every day?

5. Finish this West African proverb from Chapter 2: "The beginning of wisdom is.."

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