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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 instrument was Barbara Kingsolver asked to play in a band?
(a) Violin.
(b) Flute.
(c) Trombone.
(d) Keyboard.

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

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

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver lose after twenty years in Tucson?
(a) Her sense of her history.
(b) Her memory of her family.
(c) Her sense of exceptionalism.
(d) Her Kentucky accent.

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize monogamy?
(a) A common practice in primates.
(b) Rare in nature.
(c) Common in vertebrates.
(d) The rule of nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the mating ritual of the octopus?

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

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

4. Where did Barbara Kingsolver travel to in 1991?

5. What myth does Barbara Kingsolver say is starting to be exposed?

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