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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to form and texture, what does the author believe influences beauty?
(a) color
(b) time of day
(c) perception
(d) time

2. Dillard says there is loveliness and grace throughout creation. What is also there?
(a) scarcity
(b) the bizarre and grotesque
(c) violence
(d) fear

3. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?
(a) sun shining when it's raining
(b) there is only a few weeks of any season that is distinguishable from the former or following
(c) rain in the backyard and sun in the front yard
(d) snow on Easter

4. How does Dillard believe the seeking of God takes place?
(a) God is in nature
(b) God is everywhere but the best place to seek is in church
(c) the seeking of God is a continuous loop, which never ends
(d) Singing in the shower

5. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?
(a) it was tied in a knot
(b) it was pure white
(c) it had a outer and inner skin
(d) it had two heads

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dillard see time?

2. When Dillard moves from describing details of creation to trying to understand more about creation what is she doing?

3. What is the analogy she draws between the snake skin and the seasons?

4. What does Dillard mean when she says she's willing to sacrifice a little blood in order to be "in the thick of things?"

5. Before a baby can distinguish objects, what kind does it prefer?

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