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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 does Barbara Kingsolver say was the most important part of her experience as a rock star?
(a) She got to be under the lights.
(b) She met men after her husband left her.
(c) She made money.
(d) Her daughter thought it was cool.

2. What was uncommon about the beach where Barbara Kingsolver collected stones and shells?
(a) Tall waves.
(b) Black sand.
(c) Pink sand.
(d) Unique species of crabs.

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

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

5. When does Barbara Kingsolver say Camille feels bad about being from a divorced home?
(a) When mothers won't let their children play with her.
(b) When her mother is late to pick her up from school.
(c) When she wakes up in the night with nightmares.
(d) When people say they feel bad for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Barbara Kingsolver settle in her travels?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say her school system would not have prepared her for?

3. Why does Barbara Kingsolver cringe when the evangelists urge women to take up housework?

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

5. Under what conditions will the pupfish be monogamous, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

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