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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 have to say about appealing workplaces for writing?
(a) The lovelier the scenery, the better.
(b) Bright yellow paint on the walls is best.
(c) They are to be avoided.
(d) Avoid drabness at all costs.

2. Which field of study did Rahm begin his schooling in?
(a) Aerodynamics.
(b) Geology.
(c) Mountaineering.
(d) Geography.

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

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

5. Where did Willa Cather write her prairie novels?
(a) Kansas City.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Miami.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wallace Stevens dictate to his secretary?

2. What did an inchworm search for in a panic in Chapter 1?

3. How long does the twilight linger on the island on Haro Strait in June and July?

4. What is a writer compared to in Chapter 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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