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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oftentimes, what part of Dillard's work must be edited out?
(a) The opening paragraph.
(b) The typos and misspellings.
(c) The dialogue.
(d) The best-written part.

2. What did Dillard's study carrel in the Hollins College library overlook?
(a) A grove of elm trees.
(b) A tar-and-gravel roof.
(c) A brick wall.
(d) A river.

3. How many hours of sleep would Jack London usually get?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eight.

4. Who said a long poem takes between five and ten years to write?
(a) Maya Angelou.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) John Berryman.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

5. What is the title of the Jack London book mentioned in Chapter 2?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) White Fang.
(c) The Sea-Wolf.
(d) The Iron Heel.

Short Answer Questions

1. As explained by Dillard in Chapter 1, what must be done to a piece of writing after the first draft is finished?

2. What does Dillard say that she feels a writer must do about feeling one's work in progress is either magnificent or abominable?

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

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

5. Saint-Pol-Roux used to hang what sign on his door while he slept?

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