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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does she realize is the best way to quiet her mind?
(a) counting from 100 to zero backwards
(b) by offering a nonchalant nod to the presence of words in the head
(c) sitting quietly and breathing deeply
(d) taking a sleeping pill

2. How do ladybugs hibernate?
(a) ladybugs hide beneath the bark on trees
(b) ladybugs hibernate in large masses
(c) ladybugs die off in winter
(d) ladybugs hibernate under the roots of trees

3. When ancient Hebrews sacrificed an animal to their god, how did they use the horns?
(a) they didn't use them
(b) to cage the animal
(c) poured blood into the horns
(d) to strenthen the altar for a larger animal

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5 Dillard writes about finding a snake. What appeared peculiar about the snake?

3. After she examines the snake skin closely, what does she figure out?

4. When Dillard becomes motionless in watching for a muskrat, what does she do?

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

(see the answer key)

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