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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dillard have to say about appealing workplaces for writing?
(a) Bright yellow paint on the walls is best.
(b) The lovelier the scenery, the better.
(c) They are to be avoided.
(d) Avoid drabness at all costs.

3. Which author would walk through the hills for seven or eight hours on end without a hint of fatigue?
(a) Stevens.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Emerson.
(d) Dante.

4. How does society regard the writer, in Dillard's experience?
(a) WIth adulation.
(b) With indifference.
(c) With curiosity.
(d) With fear.

5. What did Dillard find herself doing in the rare book room nearly every day for about two weeks?
(a) Spying on the head librarian.
(b) Looking for rare books on chess.
(c) Playing chess with an unknown opponent.
(d) Writing notes to a chess player.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Dillard play with a boys' music camp?

2. Whose wife posed for the Liberty dime?

3. What did an inchworm search for in a panic in Chapter 1?

4. What was knocking on the carrel window as Dillard worked in Roanoke?

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

(see the answer key)

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