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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lesson does Barbara Kingsolver say she is teaching her daughter?
(a) That a marriage can remain intact through changes.
(b) That a woman can be head of a household.
(c) That a woman can benefit by divorce.
(d) That a woman has freedom to choose her sexual partners.

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

3. When did Barbara Kingsolver decide to move to Tucson?
(a) When the kids in her neighborhood made too much noise for her to write.
(b) When the prices for things got too high to afford a good lifestyle with her writing.
(c) When the race tensions in her area made life dangerous for her.
(d) When the crime in her area got so bad that she couldn't feel safe.

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver lose when she moved to Tucson?
(a) Her sense of lived history with her living family.
(b) Her affection for her family.
(c) Her memory of her time with her family.
(d) Her connections to her family.

5. What is the difference between men's and women's salaries after a divorce, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?
(a) The men's goes up.
(b) The women's goes up.
(c) The men's goes up more quickly.
(d) The women's goes down faster than the men's go up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disturbances does Barbara Kingsolver experience in Tucson?

2. What resulted from the need to hunt, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

3. What is in stone soup?

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say is society's responsibility in regard to children?

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver describe the photos that represent her past, now that she's moved to Tucson?

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