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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. Why are many school bonds voted down, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?
(a) Because people can't afford school districts.
(b) Because people don't have a stake in education.
(c) Because Americans would rather home-school their children.
(d) Because education is a luxury people don't want to pay for.

2. What was Camille thrilled by at Horse Lick Creek?
(a) Deer tracks.
(b) Ancient ruins.
(c) Cliff dwellings.
(d) Crayfish.

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

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian might have seen in her?
(a) Genius.
(b) Potential.
(c) Vulnerability.
(d) Danger.

5. What geo-political events motivated Barbara Kingsolver to travel?
(a) Drought in Tucson.
(b) The fall of the Berlin Wall.
(c) The Gulf War.
(d) Hurricane Hugo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she lacked in high school?

2. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the curriculum in her school?

3. What skill did Camille develop during Barbara Kingsolver's travels with her?

4. How was Barbara Kingsolver greeted in Africa?

5. What did Barbara Kingsolver beg her parents for one Christmas?

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