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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who once said, "Which is the work in which he hasn't surrendered, under dire difficulty, the best thing he meant to have kept"?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Annie Dillard.
(d) William Shakespeare.

2. Which insect is discussed in the book as part of an entomological experiment?
(a) A fly.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) Phataria.
(d) A worm.

3. How long does it generally take to write a book?
(a) One to five years.
(b) Two to ten years.
(c) One to ten months.
(d) Six months.

4. What is needed in the world more than another excellent manuscript, as far as Dillard is concerned?
(a) Pollen.
(b) Honey.
(c) Bees.
(d) Shoes.

5. What did Wallace Stevens dictate to his secretary?
(a) Editorial essays.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Orders for lunch.
(d) Letters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Dillard forgotten all about as she worked on a Fourth-of-July night?

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

3. How does Dillard describe the process of writing a book?

4. What does Dillard claim as being a good life?

5. Dillard refers to writing as changing "..from an expression of your notions to an epistemological tool." What does epistemological mean?

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