Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Excerpt

What is the condition of the wind at sixty miles an hour according to the narrator?

• Cold and dry

• Warm and humid

• Cool and breezy

• Hot and dry

How does Chris respond when the narrator points to the blackbird?

• Look at that!

• What!

• Wow!

• Amazing!

What memories does the narrator associate with the marshes?

• Summer vacations

• Cold mornings and duck seasons

• Family picnics

• Fishing trips

What does the narrator recall about the marsh grass during cold mornings long ago?

• It was green and lush

• It had turned brown

• It was covered in flowers

• It was dry and brittle

What does the narrator remember about the sloughs during winter?

• They were full of life

• They were frozen over and dead

• They were dry and cracked

• They were flooded

What does the narrator say about the blackbirds during the winter?

• They were abundant

• They were gone

• They were nesting

• They were migrating

What kind of community does the narrator describe in the sloughs?

• A community of birds

• A community of fish

• A community of millions of living things

• A community of plants

What does the narrator say about the living things in the sloughs?

• They are in constant conflict

• They live in a kind of benign continuum

• They are isolated

• They are endangered

What does the narrator say about the concrete they bump along?

• It is newly paved

• It is beat-up

• It is covered in grass

• It is painted

According to the text, what is emphasized more than "time" when traveling?

• Distance

• Speed

• Good experiences

• Efficiency