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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. In Chapter 3, Dillard stalks a bird along the iced over creek. What kind of bird was it?
(a) duck
(b) robin
(c) coot
(d) blue jay

2. How do blind people who suddenly gain sight usually see objects at first?
(a) as black and white
(b) as bigger than they really are
(c) as patches of colored light
(d) as all gray

3. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?
(a) she realizes that the snake had turned parts of the skin inside out, making it appear as though the skin is in a knot
(b) it was alive
(c) it was not real
(d) it was not a snake but a long, skinny lizard

4. What is Dillard illustrating in her story about the Polyphemus moth from her childhood?
(a) moths have to spread their weeks when born
(b) the indifference humans often exhibit towards the natural world
(c) kids are cruel
(d) she has a good memory

5. Dillard wrote, "the present is fleet." What did she mean by this statement?
(a) the present is the future
(b) the present is like a group of ships
(c) the present goes by so quick one can barely glimpse it
(d) there is no present

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author believe separates humans from their creator and humans from each other?

2. Dillard believes that "weather overlaps" which causes what?

3. What does Dillard say can be as blinding as complete darkness?

4. What does Dillard's fascination and stories about praying mantises demonstrate?

5. Why did Dillard name this chapter "Seeing?"

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