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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the body does the "line of words" in Chapter 1 invade?
(a) The heart.
(b) The soul.
(c) The lungs.
(d) The brain.

2. To what does Dillard compare writing a book?
(a) A reality television show.
(b) Climbing a long ladder.
(c) Running a marathon.
(d) Learning to walk via crawling.

3. Why did Dillard write that 'People should not feed moralistic animals'?
(a) Her dog trotted around the room, head up in the air.
(b) Her dog looked at her and rolled its eyes.
(c) Her cat stretched out and turned its back to her.
(d) Her cat pushed its empty food bowl around.

4. How long did it take William Faulkner to write "As I Lay Dying"?
(a) Six years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Six weeks.
(d) Six months.

5. What is the topic of an essay written by Dillard that she said she considers too obscure and too intellectual?
(a) A mustang.
(b) A moth.
(c) Lions.
(d) Popcorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dillard's only physical activity in the one-room log cabin on an empty beach?

2. What was the mountain called in Chapter 7 that had two jagged peaks, red from iron?

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

4. In the life of a Danish aristocrat mentioned in Chapter 2, what did he do for most of the day?

5. Why did Dillard momentarily feel she must quit writing in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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