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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Dillard visualize the present?
(a) as the middle of everything
(b) as a wave that explodes over her head
(c) as a hummingbird that stops for nectar
(d) as a hawk soaring on the breeze

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

4. Why did early Eskimos love winter?
(a) the seals are easier to kill
(b) it is a time to use their sleds to visit other Eskimos
(c) they like to celebrate winter soltice
(d) the whales are closer to shore

5. Who does Dillard says stalk caribou herds for days?
(a) polar bears
(b) mountain lions
(c) wolves
(d) Eskimos

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Dillard stalks a bird along the iced over creek. What kind of bird was it?

2. When Dillard is looking at a stream, where does she look?

3. What does the author see as somewhat synonymous with the creator, or God?

4. When Dillard raps on the goldfish bowl, what does the fish do?

5. How much of life which has ever been created, is living at the present time?

(see the answer key)

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