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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does society regard the writer, in Dillard's experience?
(a) With fear.
(b) With curiosity.
(c) With indifference.
(d) WIth adulation.

3. What does Dillard say many people prefer to the written word?
(a) Film.
(b) Recordings.
(c) TV.
(d) Life.

4. Why did Dillard refer to a Zulu warrior and an Aztec maiden in Chapter 3?
(a) To compare writers to religious icons.
(b) To show what an author is like.
(c) As an analogy for readiness and preparation.
(d) As an idea for a writing theme.

5. As put by Dillard, what is the vision in a writer's or painter's work?
(a) A piece of paper.
(b) A series of formal possibilities.
(c) The time and materials needed.
(d) The end result of the work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does it make more sense to write one big book rather than a collection of stories or essays, in Dillard's opinion?

2. When Dillard left her cabin for home in Chapter 5 during a northeaster, how was she feeling, walking down the beach?

3. What does Dillard say that she believes a writer should aim for when writing?

4. Who does Dillard say that she believes to be one of the most prolific writers who has ever lived?

5. What does Dillard say that she thinks happens to something, such as a writing idea, that you do not give up freely and abundantly?

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