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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Richmond loses electricity Dillard says something happened at the governor's mansion. What?

2. What does the author think the existence of parasites makes the world?

3. For wild animals, Dillards sees enduring parasitic invasions as what?

4. What does Dillard see as the price of life?

5. Where are the answer to #163 going?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the scenes Dillard writes of from winters in her past. What had she observed that was cruel? What that was compassionate? Do you think winter lends itself more to cruel behavior than kindness? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss "literal" seeing and "figurative" seeing as Dillard uses them. Give examples of each. How do these two terms relate to your life?

Essay Topic 3

In the first part of chapter eight, the author goes into great detail about many phenomena of the natural world. Write about some of the details she has written. How has her writing changed in this chapter to reflect the theme of the intricacy of nature?

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