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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 was Dillard's painter neighbor, Glenn, working on for six months in Chapter 6?
(a) Dipping papers into vats of colored oil on water.
(b) Landscapes painted by dripping paint on canvas.
(c) Painting over marbleized papers.
(d) Folded sculpture.

2. What two problems does Dillard say she feels that a writer must solve when writing a book?
(a) Can I keep track of characters? and, What do I name them?
(b) Where is my plot? and, How do I end this?
(c) Can it be done? and, Can I do it?
(d) Can I write each sentence? and, Can I string them together?

3. Who is the main character in a story told by Ernest Thompson Seton?
(a) An Eskimo man.
(b) An Algonquin woman.
(c) A fisherman.
(d) A Native American woman.

4. Which author would only write poetry when he was '...rather out of health'?
(a) Wallace Stevens.
(b) Osip Mandelstam.
(c) Jack London.
(d) A.E. Housman.

5. Which insect is discussed in the book as part of an entomological experiment?
(a) Phataria.
(b) A fly.
(c) A worm.
(d) A butterfly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose drawings and paintings did Dillard believe show his bewilderment and persistence?

2. What passage was Dillard working on in the cabin on Puget Sound while a northeaster was blowing?

3. How many hours of sleep would Jack London usually get?

4. As put by Dillard, what is the vision in a writer's or painter's work?

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

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