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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Under what circumstances did Rabbi Uri of Strelisk tell his family to dispose of his manuscripts?
(a) If there was a risk of fire.
(b) If writing became the death of him.
(c) If he should die on his way to prayers.
(d) If praying should kill him.

2. Who does Dillard say that she believes to be one of the most prolific writers who has ever lived?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Thomas Mann.
(c) Edgar Allen Poe.
(d) James Patterson.

3. 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.

4. What did Frederick Buechner note about an author realizing that he is actually writing?
(a) The wood must be split and fired.
(b) It calls for a break or celebration.
(c) The writer should revise what was written.
(d) It must go on once it is noticed.

5. What body of water did Dillard write near in Washington State?
(a) Port of Vancouver.
(b) Puget Sound.
(c) The Columbia River.
(d) Strait of Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who or what will teach someone to write, according to Dillard in Chapter 3?

2. Which author would walk through the hills for seven or eight hours on end without a hint of fatigue?

3. Which insect is discussed in the book as part of an entomological experiment?

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

5. To what does Dillard compare writing a book?

(see the answer key)

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