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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dillard says that a particular object remains unseen until what happens?
(a) it moves
(b) one's attention is focused on it
(c) a light is turned on
(d) the name of the object is known

2. Why did Indians used grooved arrows?
(a) the hunter could follow the trail of blood that flows down the groove
(b) so they were lighter to carry around
(c) so they would fly farther
(d) it made them more accurate

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

4. What is it about weather that Dillard believes is a phenomena worth writing about?
(a) talking about the weather is one of seven or eight phenomena worth discussing
(b) how often the modern weather predictions are right
(c) whether ancient people talked about the weather
(d) how often the modern weather predictions are wrong

5. What does Dillard see as a passive mystery?
(a) if there are fish in the creek
(b) if nature is benign
(c) if her brother would enjoy life in Tinker Creek
(d) the mountains around her

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the animal in question #1 do to to get Dillard's attention?

2. Dillard thought once that awesome artistry can be laced with savagery. To what did she refer?

3. Even though she is no scientist, what did Dillard decide she will do in her valley?

4. What is figurative seeing?

5. Where does Dillard makes a pilgrimage to every month?

(see the answer key)

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