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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 does Barbara Kingsolver say was the priority in college?
(a) Education.
(b) Popularity.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Status.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say her school system would not have prepared her for?
(a) Motherhood.
(b) Literacy.
(c) Marriage.
(d) A career.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say people feel about children in the place where the family lived in Camille's fourth year?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Disregard.
(c) Affection.
(d) Disdain.

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say worked against her in high school?
(a) Her looks.
(b) Her problems with language comprehension.
(c) Her wardrobe.
(d) Her religion.

5. Which of these things did Barbara Kingsolver NOT remember when she took Camille to visit her childhood home?
(a) Putting on plays.
(b) Catching crawfish.
(c) Collecting leaves to press.
(d) Catching birds build nests.

Short Answer Questions

1. What geo-political events motivated Barbara Kingsolver to travel?

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

3. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?

4. What is Somba the birthplace of, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

5. Where did Barbara Kingsolver settle in her travels?

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