Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Test | Final Test - Hard

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Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, Dillard quotes a fifth century Egyptian mystic as saying what?

2. What principle has lead many physicists to mysticism?

3. What is the other type of poisonous snake besides the answer in #139, that lives around the creek area?

4. What would Dillard suggest for food instead of creature eating creature?

5. How does a young muskrat get fed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter One is title, "Heaven and Earth in Jest." What do you think Dillard meant by this title? What might be the jest? Does it seem true to you?

Essay Topic 2


Essay Topic 3

In chapter three, "Winter," Dillard suggests that with or without human interference, nature continues to exist. What do you think she meant by this? Give two examples and explain why the examples illustrate this principle.

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