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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Barbara Kingsolver live, in Tucson?
(a) A cabin.
(b) A barracks.
(c) A compound.
(d) A townhouse.

2. What development does Barbara Kingsolver describe as a survival tool people acquired 'in the beginning'?
(a) Science.
(b) Communication.
(c) Geology.
(d) Religion.

3. What had Barbara Kingsolver smuggled back to Arizona from the Bahamas?
(a) A lizard.
(b) A starfish.
(c) A hermit crab.
(d) A cat.

4. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the mating ritual of the octopus?
(a) Accidental.
(b) Loving.
(c) Repetitive.
(d) Violent.

5. How did Barbara Kingsolver respond to the demands of fashion as an adult?
(a) By moving west.
(b) By having an impeccable wardrobe.
(c) By secluding herself.
(d) By having a beautiful, popular husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issues does Barbara Kingsolver say she learned about through the librarian?

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

3. Where has Barbara Kingsolver come from, to Arizona?

4. What evidence does Stephen Jay Gould say George Morton ignored in his measurements?

5. Why were women relegated to household chores, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

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