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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Tibetan lamas keep from floating away, as described in Chapter 5?
(a) They swim with the current.
(b) They walk very slowly.
(c) The meditate towards the destination.
(d) They wear chains.

2. With what type of aid did Dillard once work in order to keep a project organized?
(a) A twenty-foot conference table.
(b) Two computers going at once.
(c) A fax machine.
(d) A paper sorter.

3. Who did Dillard get a visit from in Chapter 3 that was eye-awakening for her?
(a) A volunteer EMS worker.
(b) A writers' group.
(c) The mail carrier.
(d) Two local neighborhood boys.

4. Why does it make more sense to write one big book rather than a collection of stories or essays, in Dillard's opinion?
(a) There is more money to be made with a book.
(b) It does not take as long to write one big book.
(c) A cast of characters is easier to work with.
(d) You can fit all you possess into a long project.

5. Which poem did Dillard often read aloud?
(a) Sea Hollly.
(b) The Tower.
(c) Miracles.
(d) The Comet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dillard say that the printed word cannot compete with?

2. What happened in Bridgeport, Connecticut one morning in April, 1987?

3. Which insect is discussed in the book as part of an entomological experiment?

4. Who did Dillard see standing at the chess table in the Roanoke library one night?

5. What did Dillard once describe a moth on a ship as doing?

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