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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dillard claim as being a good life?
(a) A life lived in the senses.
(b) Living as a Danish aristocrat.
(c) A day spent reading.
(d) A life spent reading.

2. What ended the chess game for Dillard in Chapter 2?
(a) The baby went home.
(b) The opponent scrambled the board up completely.
(c) The custodian wished to stop playing.
(d) She finished writing her book.

3. What does Dillard say many people prefer to the written word?
(a) Life.
(b) TV.
(c) Recordings.
(d) Film.

4. When a writer is stuck while writing a book, what does Dillard think he should do?
(a) Do crosswords to stimulate the brain.
(b) Write, no matter what.
(c) Read books that are similar.
(d) Nothing but think about it.

5. How long does it generally take to write a book?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two to ten years.
(c) One to ten months.
(d) One to five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Washington writer, Charlie Butts, write fiction in order to gain momentum?

2. How many hours of sleep would Jack London usually get?

3. How long did it take William Faulkner to write "As I Lay Dying"?

4. What do experienced writers urge young men and women to learn, according to Chapter 1?

5. According to Dillard, how do painters work as opposed to writers?

(see the answer key)

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