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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dillard say that she defines the life of the writer in Chapter 3?
(a) As ludicrous.
(b) As literary.
(c) As sensory.
(d) As colorless.

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

3. How long does it generally take to write a book?
(a) Two to ten years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One to ten months.
(d) One to five years.

4. How does Dillard describe the process of writing a book?
(a) "It is boring and difficult."
(b) "It is life at its most free."
(c) "It is something to avoid at all costs."
(d) "It is a dreamlike task."

5. Who does Dillard say that she believes to be one of the most prolific writers who has ever lived?
(a) Edgar Allen Poe.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Thomas Mann.
(d) James Patterson.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Rahm's plane create in the air?

4. Dillard believes that some writers weaken their resolve to discard parts of their work. Why?

5. What does the novel as a form usually represent, according to Dillard?

(see the answer key)

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