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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 did the library recruit Barbara Kingsolver for?
(a) Buying new books for the library.
(b) Evaluating the books in the library.
(c) Organizing the library.
(d) Raising money for the library.

2. What does anthropologist Adrienne Zihlman say about the African savannah?
(a) That it was the most hostile environment humans could have encountered at that stage of development.
(b) That it was the place where human development was first tested.
(c) That it created a certain kind of human creature, but the development would have been different in other environments.
(d) That it was the most important environment for human development.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian introduced her to?
(a) Other students.
(b) Feminism.
(c) Librarians.
(d) Literature.

4. Where does Barbara Kingsolver say U.S. culture is going?
(a) Over the hill to decay.
(b) Further into a leadership role.
(c) Downhill to a 'self' mentality.
(d) Into the future with new cultural developments.

5. How do Barbara Kingsolver's meditations on private property relate to her thoughts about moving to Tucson?
(a) She was justifying having more than some of her neighbors.
(b) She was analyzing her desire to keep animals off her property.
(c) She wanted to allow as many creatures as possible to use her land.
(d) She was justifying the peace she gained by moving away from a commune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian might have seen in her?

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

3. What did living in this place make Barbara Kingsolver see about how Americans see children?

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver expect would take her away from the band?

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

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