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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 the librarian might have seen in her?
(a) Genius.
(b) Vulnerability.
(c) Danger.
(d) Potential.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she spent as little time as possible on?
(a) Managing money.
(b) Housekeeping.
(c) Revising.
(d) Laundry.

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

4. What myth does Barbara Kingsolver say is starting to be exposed?
(a) The myth that families can survive in isolation.
(b) The myth that spouses continue to love each other throughout marriage.
(c) The myth that marriage should be blissful.
(d) The myth that success comes from hard work.

5. What did Barbara Kingsolver buy in the unnamed town she found?
(a) Pottery.
(b) Clothing.
(c) A leather purse.
(d) Jewelry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What notion does Barbara Kingsolver dismiss as absurd?

2. What did one boy compare Barbara Kingsolver to in high school?

3. What news did Barbara Kingsolver get on the day she brought her first daughter home?

4. What is the difference between men's and women's salaries after a divorce, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?

5. What would Barbara Kingsolver find on the sidewalk in front of her house before she moved to Tucson?

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