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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did King Hussein invite Rahm to do in Jordan?
(a) Train an aerobatics team.
(b) Join the air force there.
(c) Be a geology professor at the university.
(d) Set up a stunt-flying team.

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

3. Which religious sect did Dillard read about in the Virginia library?
(a) Hasidism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Islam.

4. What action figure did Dillard compare Rahm to?
(a) Spider-Man.
(b) G.I. Joe.
(c) Indiana Jones.
(d) Batman.

5. What did Dillard study in Chapter 5?
(a) Exhilaration.
(b) The world.
(c) Literature.
(d) Paintboxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Dillard's thoughts, what words stopped Rebbe Shmelke from hearing his teacher?

2. Why did Dillard write that 'People should not feed moralistic animals'?

3. According to Glenn's story, what was Ferrar after in the water?

4. Who did Dillard's neighbor, Glenn, tell her about when she returned to the island in late June?

5. What is needed in the world more than another excellent manuscript, as far as Dillard is concerned?

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