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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 is society's responsibility in regard to children?
(a) To get them through high school.
(b) To help them reach their dreams.
(c) To feed and clothe them.
(d) To participate in their care.

2. What was Camille told every day when she was four?
(a) That she was a nuisance.
(b) That she had a great potential.
(c) That she was pretty.
(d) That she should keep quiet.

3. What sound woke Barbara Kingsolver on her first morning in Cotonou?
(a) Mosques calling worshippers to prayer.
(b) Jet airplanes.
(c) Explosions.
(d) Pigs.

4. What issues does Barbara Kingsolver say she learned about through the librarian?
(a) Abortion.
(b) Militarism.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Racism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Barbara Kingsolver silently thank during her visit to Horse Lick Creek?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was stronger in the place where she lived when Camille was four?

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

4. What omen accompanied Barbara Kingsolver's arrival in La Gomera?

5. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?

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