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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saint-Pol-Roux used to hang what sign on his door while he slept?
(a) "Dream in progress."
(b) "Do not disturb."
(c) "Resting is writing."
(d) "The poet is working."

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

3. What was Dillard's study on Cape Cod?
(a) A former lighthouse.
(b) The public library.
(c) A pine shed.
(d) A small room in her home.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Dillard forgotten all about as she worked on a Fourth-of-July night?

2. What did Dillard use to crank herself up to write, in the log cabin in Chapter 3?

3. Where did Dillard forget about a boiling teakettle and burn it?

4. When Dillard once wrote in a cinder-block cell, what scene did it overlook?

5. Who once said that '..his firewood warmed him twice because he labored to cut his own'?

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