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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. Why are many school bonds voted down, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?
(a) Because education is a luxury people don't want to pay for.
(b) Because people can't afford school districts.
(c) Because Americans would rather home-school their children.
(d) Because people don't have a stake in education.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say happens to a woman's standard of living after a divorce?
(a) Declines.
(b) She becomes richer in non-material things.
(c) She has less time for herself and her kids.
(d) Increases.

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

4. What did one boy compare Barbara Kingsolver to in high school?
(a) The creature from the Black Lagoon.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Madame Curie.
(d) Bride of Frankenstein.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian might have seen in her?
(a) Vulnerability.
(b) Potential.
(c) Genius.
(d) Danger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What other developments does Barbara Kingsolver say resulted from hunting?

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

4. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?

5. What instrument was Barbara Kingsolver asked to play in a band?

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