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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who watched Dillard chop wood every morning in Washington?
(a) Small animals.
(b) Doe and Bob.
(c) Conrad and Brian.
(d) Holly and Frederick.

2. What ended the chess game for Dillard in Chapter 2?
(a) The custodian wished to stop playing.
(b) The baby went home.
(c) She finished writing her book.
(d) The opponent scrambled the board up completely.

3. How did Dillard come to understand the proper way to split wood?
(a) She watched an instructional video.
(b) Via a dream.
(c) The neighbors told her.
(d) By sheer luck.

4. In Dillard's thoughts, what words stopped Rebbe Shmelke from hearing his teacher?
(a) "God bless you."
(b) "Amen."
(c) "The Lord spoke."
(d) "So be it."

5. What did a Dinka believe his own memories and daydreams to be?
(a) Psychologically important.
(b) External to himself.
(c) An extension of himself.
(d) The meaning of life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wallace Stevens dictate to his secretary?

2. What does Dillard have to say about appealing workplaces for writing?

3. What did Dillard watch when the air show was over?

4. What question does Dillard say a writer must ask when considering random scenes that come to mind?

5. What did Dillard learn about herself while talking with the sheriff in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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