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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dillard say that she makes a pen drawing of in Chapter 2?
(a) Cows on a hilltop.
(b) The scenery outside her study carrel.
(c) People pulling into the parking lot.
(d) Snapping turtles.

2. When Dillard lacked sufficient energy for writing one morning in Chapter 3, what does she say she did to try and get it?
(a) Split some wood and smoked.
(b) Ran a few miles and ate.
(c) Smoked and drank coffee.
(d) Played the recorder.

3. How does Dillard describe the process of writing a book?
(a) "It is something to avoid at all costs."
(b) "It is life at its most free."
(c) "It is boring and difficult."
(d) "It is a dreamlike task."

4. What damage did the Smith-Corona typewriter do in Chapter 4?
(a) The writer's shirt was burned.
(b) The curtains were set on fire.
(c) The table the typewriter was on collapsed.
(d) The rug got damaged.

5. What famous author said, "The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon....and at length the middle-aged man concludes to build a wood-shed with them"?
(a) Thomas Mann.
(b) Henry Thoreau.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Henry James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote, 'He goes because he must, as Galahad went towards the Grail; knowing that for those who can live it, this alone is life'?

2. What body of water did Dillard write near in Washington State?

3. Which book does Dillard say she discovered that she touched every night in the darkened library to find her room?

4. Who is the Danish aristocrat mentioned in Chapter 2?

5. Who did Dillard get a visit from in Chapter 3 that was eye-awakening for her?

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