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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?
(a) Bruiser.
(b) Buster.
(c) Brother.
(d) Bubba.

3. What development does Barbara Kingsolver describe as a survival tool people acquired 'in the beginning'?
(a) Communication.
(b) Geology.
(c) Science.
(d) Religion.

4. Where did Barbara Kingsolver settle in her travels?
(a) Tenerife.
(b) Iceland.
(c) Crete.
(d) Sardinia.

5. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?
(a) Rural biases against intellectuals.
(b) Meager funds.
(c) Race tension.
(d) Social turmoil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Barbara Kingsolver's contraband creature discovered?

2. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say she joined the group she joined?

3. What was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say Wilson ignores?

5. What was Barbara Kingsolver fleeing from in the U.S.?

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