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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did an inchworm search for in a panic in Chapter 1?
(a) A way in which to lift its hind legs to its front legs.
(b) The next part of a blade of grass it was climbing.
(c) A caterpillar.
(d) Its front legs.

2. What does Dillard say that she found so appealing about a Danish aristocrat?
(a) His title.
(b) His ability to relax.
(c) His daily schedule.
(d) His life of leisure.

3. What question does Dillard say a writer must ask when considering random scenes that come to mind?
(a) How many scenes do I need to write?
(b) Is writing the same as film exposure?
(c) Should I write everything I think of?
(d) Do I want to expose these scenes to the light?

4. How did Dillard get into the library in Roanoke late at night?
(a) She climbed in through a window.
(b) She hid in the women's room when the door was locked.
(c) The door was never locked.
(d) She had a key.

5. Who said a long poem takes between five and ten years to write?
(a) John Berryman.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Maya Angelou.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Danish aristocrat mentioned in Chapter 2?

2. Who is the main character in a story told by Ernest Thompson Seton?

3. Which author would only write poetry when he was '...rather out of health'?

4. What is the title of the Jack London book mentioned in Chapter 2?

5. What do television and films do to the body's senses, according to Dillard?

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