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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What notion does Barbara Kingsolver dismiss as absurd?
(a) That the state should subsidize all families with children.
(b) That parents need licensing.
(c) That children should be raised communally.
(d) That parents should raise their own children.

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver beg her parents for one Christmas?
(a) To move.
(b) A radio.
(c) Go-go boots.
(d) A horse.

3. What was Barbara Kingsolver fleeing from in the U.S.?
(a) Crime.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Persecution.
(d) Corruption.

4. Whom did Barbara Kingsolver silently thank during her visit to Horse Lick Creek?
(a) Her parents.
(b) The Native Americans.
(c) All her relations.
(d) Her daughter.

5. What did living in this place make Barbara Kingsolver see about how Americans see children?
(a) They see children as little souls.
(b) They see children as luxuries.
(c) They see children in terms of economics.
(d) They see children as little bothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Barbara Kingsolver travel to in 1991?

2. How did Barbara Kingsolver respond to the demands of fashion as an adult?

3. Why was Barbara Kingsolver sad when she collected mussels from Horse Lick Creek?

4. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the hotel in Cotonou?

5. What sound woke Barbara Kingsolver on her first morning in Cotonou?

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