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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 I Live In.
(c) World's End.
(d) The World Without Us.

2. What did Wallace Stevens dictate to his secretary?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Orders for lunch.
(c) Editorial essays.
(d) Letters.

3. What does Dillard say that the printed word cannot compete with?
(a) People.
(b) Travel.
(c) Music.
(d) The movies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish this West African proverb from Chapter 2: "The beginning of wisdom is.."

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

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

4. What does Dillard say that she makes a pen drawing of in Chapter 2?

5. What did Dillard do one night in the rare book room of the Virginia library?

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