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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dillard believes that, with indifference, nature hides what?
(a) wonders from the eye
(b) waterfalls
(c) the agony of prey and hunter
(d) butterflies

2. What is the translation of trompes-l' esprit ?
(a) triumph and agony
(b) tribulation preceeds victory
(c) trick of the mind
(d) till tomorrow

3. What does the author believe separates humans from their creator and humans from each other?
(a) indifference
(b) self-consciousness
(c) hate
(d) fear

4. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?
(a) they climb the stalk on the back of other mice
(b) they wait for the farmer to cut the field
(c) mice chew wheat stems piece by piece
(d) they climb a tree and jump onto the stalk

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dillard says that a particular object remains unseen until what happens?

2. What is it about weather that Dillard believes is a phenomena worth writing about?

3. How do honey bees survive the cold of winter?

4. What is Dillard illustrating in her story about the Polyphemus moth from her childhood?

5. What is figurative seeing?

(see the answer key)

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