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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Glenn's story, what was Ferrar after in the water?
(a) His wife, June.
(b) A yellow and blue rowboat.
(c) A large fish.
(d) An Alaskan cedar log.

2. In an analogy about a photographer, why did the photographer say he brought the same rejected photograph for judgment every year?
(a) "...I only used that camera this one time."
(b) "...I just know it is my best shot."
(c) "...I had to climb a mountain to get it."
(d) "...I never throw anything away."

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

4. Where was Ferrar heading as he rowed against the current all night?
(a) Toward the San Juan Islands.
(b) To Fishery Point.
(c) To the Haro Straits.
(d) Toward home.

5. How did Dillard come to understand the proper way to split wood?
(a) Via a dream.
(b) She watched an instructional video.
(c) The neighbors told her.
(d) By sheer luck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did a well-known writer respond to a student in Chapter 5 who asked if he could be a writer?

3. Jack London maintained that every writer needs a technique, experience, and what else?

4. Where did the pilot, Rahm, sit in the plane while flying?

5. Finish this West African proverb from Chapter 2: "The beginning of wisdom is.."

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