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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At a ranch, Dillard drew a horse. It wasn't a good picture. Others who lived at the ranch drew great horses. Why?
(a) they had a lot of practice drawing horses
(b) they knew all the bones and muscles of a horse
(c) they were more artistic
(d) they loved horses

3. How did Radford, Virginia decide to control their starling problem?
(a) putting out poisoned seed
(b) bringing in a population of Maine bird cats
(c) enclosing large nets around their area
(d) by spraying them with foam, so they would die of exposure

4. Why do the male praying mantis come near the female?
(a) the female is bigger and stronger and makes him
(b) the females have a long, whip-like appendage that grabs the male
(c) the male is born to be the mate of a certain femal
(d) he has a chemical in his abdomen that encourages him

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do ladybugs hibernate?

2. What is figurative seeing?

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

4. How were Starlings are introduced to America from Europe?

5. How do mice reach the grain at the top of a stalk?

(see the answer key)

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