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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Washington writer, Charlie Butts, write fiction in order to gain momentum?
(a) He did not rise from his chair until writing 10 pages.
(b) He left every last written page in the middle of a sentence.
(c) He wrote while running mindless errands.
(d) He repeatedly left the house and wrote quickly upon return.

2. What kept the teakettle that Dillard used in a faculty lounge from whistling?
(a) An aluminum lid jammed over its mouth.
(b) It was an electric kettle.
(c) The mouth of the kettle was always kept open.
(d) It was not a whistling teakettle.

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

4. What does the impulse to save something good for a better place later signify, according to Dillard?
(a) It should be hoarded.
(b) It should be forgotten.
(c) It should be used later.
(d) It should be used now.

5. Which book does Dillard say she discovered that she touched every night in the darkened library to find her room?
(a) It's the End of the World.
(b) The World Without Us.
(c) World's End.
(d) The World I Live In.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did a well-known writer respond to a student in Chapter 5 who asked if he could be a writer?

2. Dillard repeated the phrase, 'It is the grave of Jesus, where he lay' over and over like a song in Chapter 5. What poem is this line from?

3. What question did Dillard ask Glenn that he answered with the story of Ferrar?

4. How did Dillard get into the library in Roanoke late at night?

5. What is the title of the Jack London book mentioned in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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