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Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is an Olympic gymnast hard put to do after a line of spins and stunts, according to Dillard? (from Chapter 7)

Throw his arms in the air.

Keep from feeling faint.

Focus his eyes.

Keep his footing at the end.

2.

Who did Dillard's neighbor, Glenn, tell her about when she returned to the island in late June? (from Chapters 4, 5 and 6)

Nicholas Ferrar.

Ferrar Fenton.

Bill Ferrar.

Ferrar Burn.

3.

How did Dillard's sentence ('He led him into the water') from the book she was working on during a northeaster sound to her? (from Chapters 4, 5 and 6)

Bright.

Clunky.

Rhythmical.

Powerful.

4.

Why does it make more sense to write one big book rather than a collection of stories or essays, in Dillard's opinion? (from Chapters 4, 5 and 6)

You can fit all you possess into a long project.

A cast of characters is easier to work with.

It does not take as long to write one big book.

There is more money to be made with a book.

5.

Where, in Washington State, did Dillard beg a cabin in which to write? (from Chapter 3)

On Haro Strait.

On Herron Island.

On Snake River.

Boundary Pass.

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