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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Willa Cather write her prairie novels?
(a) Miami.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) New York City.

2. What does Dillard describe as 'a net for catching days' in Chapter 2?
(a) A schedule.
(b) Clocks.
(c) A journal.
(d) Dreams.

3. Who once said that '..his firewood warmed him twice because he labored to cut his own'?
(a) Whitman.
(b) James.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Thoreau.

4. How long does the twilight linger on the island on Haro Strait in June and July?
(a) Until seven p.m.
(b) Until dawn.
(c) Until nearly midnight.
(d) Until nine at night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the Smith-Corona typewriter in Chapter 4?

2. Which religious sect did Dillard read about in the Virginia library?

3. Who wrote, 'He goes because he must, as Galahad went towards the Grail; knowing that for those who can live it, this alone is life'?

4. What action figure did Dillard compare Rahm to?

5. To what does Dillard compare writing a book?

(see the answer key)

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