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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 was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Barbara Kingsolver learned to hate her hometown.
(b) Barbara Kingsolver saw beyond her hometown.
(c) Barbara Kingsolver learned to understand her parents' limitations and desires.
(d) Barbara Kingsolver could not stay in her hometown.

2. How did private property develop, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) As a form of preserving status of families.
(b) As a form of communication.
(c) As a way to regulate hunting.
(d) As a form of regulating marriage.

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

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

5. What omen accompanied Barbara Kingsolver's arrival in La Gomera?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Migratory birds.
(d) Fine weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Barbara Kingsolver say it would take her mother a full week to do?

2. How did Barbara Kingsolver respond to the demands of fashion as an adult?

3. How did Barbara Kingsolver find a way to co-exist peacefully with her environment?

4. What was uncommon about the beach where Barbara Kingsolver collected stones and shells?

5. What is the purpose of revisionist history, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

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