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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 did Dillard's study carrel in the Hollins College library overlook?
(a) A tar-and-gravel roof.
(b) A brick wall.
(c) A river.
(d) A grove of elm trees.

2. According to Dillard, how do painters work as opposed to writers?
(a) Painters work with their hands, writers with their heads.
(b) Painters work from the ground up, writers from left to right.
(c) Painters work on a blank canvas, writers on a computer.
(d) Painters work with color, writers with black and white.

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

4. What did Dillard notice most in the Washington cabin she wrote in?
(a) The cold.
(b) The quiet.
(c) The view.
(d) The beauty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Ferrar heading as he rowed against the current all night?

2. According to Dillard, what kind of life is a life of sensation?

3. Who did Dillard see standing at the chess table in the Roanoke library one night?

4. Why did Dillard refer to a Zulu warrior and an Aztec maiden in Chapter 3?

5. How does Dillard describe the process of writing a book?

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