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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the result of Dillard's first attempts at splitting wood in Chapter 3?
2. How long does the twilight linger on the island on Haro Strait in June and July?
3. How does Dillard say that she defines the life of the writer in Chapter 3?
4. Where was Ferrar heading as he rowed against the current all night?
5. Where, in Washington State, did Dillard beg a cabin in which to write?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Dillard learn from the local ferryman?
2. The next-to-last sentence of Chapter 5 reads, 'Shall we go rowing again, we who believe we may indeed row off the edge and fall?' What does this refer to?
3. When Dillard mentions that Thoreau's firewood warmed him twice because he labored to cut his own wood, why does she say that her wood froze her twice?
4. Why does Dillard advise writers not to hoard a good idea for a later place in a book being written or for another book?
5. What was Glenn's story about Ferrar Burn?
6. Why does Dillard say that she needed more materials than a pencil and paper in order to write something like a second draft for a thirty-page chapter?
7. Who was Paul Glenn?
8. What does Dillard mean in Chapter 5 when she writes, '...instead we watch television and miss the show'?
9. In Chapter 4, Dillard's typewriter erupted. What was the damage done?
10. How does a work in progress turn on its author, according to Dillard?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dillard states that "Appealing workplaces are to be avoided."
1. Why might this be true?
2. How does Dillard know this to be true for her?
3. What should a writer's workplace consist of, and why?
Essay Topic 2
Dillard expresses the torturous, both in mind and body, experiences she has throughout the book. Her goal is to impart some wisdom and insight to the reader, especially those who want to write.
What wisdom has reading this book imparted to you? How will this wisdom be used?
Essay Topic 3
What was Dillard, as a reader, looking for and hoping to find when reading? What emotions and insights did Dillard hope to find? What does Dillard believe many people do that inspires her to write "..instead we watch television and miss the show"?
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