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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where, in Washington State, did Dillard beg a cabin in which to write?
(a) Boundary Pass.
(b) On Herron Island.
(c) On Snake River.
(d) On Haro Strait.

2. As put by Dillard, what is the vision in a writer's or painter's work?
(a) The time and materials needed.
(b) A series of formal possibilities.
(c) The end result of the work.
(d) A piece of paper.

3. What part of the body does the "line of words" in Chapter 1 invade?
(a) The lungs.
(b) The soul.
(c) The heart.
(d) The brain.

4. Which religious sect did Dillard read about in the Virginia library?
(a) Catholicism.
(b) Hinduism.
(c) Islam.
(d) Hasidism.

5. In an analogy about a photographer, why did the photographer say he brought the same rejected photograph for judgment every year?
(a) "...I had to climb a mountain to get it."
(b) "...I just know it is my best shot."
(c) "...I only used that camera this one time."
(d) "...I never throw anything away."

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take William Faulkner to write "As I Lay Dying"?

2. How did Dillard's sentence ('He led him into the water') from the book she was working on during a northeaster sound to her?

3. What was the mountain called in Chapter 7 that had two jagged peaks, red from iron?

4. How did Rahm believe one can get a better feel for a mountain's power?

5. What did Rahm's plane create in the air?

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