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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. What was the creature's reaction to Arizona?
(a) He was unaware.
(b) Confusion.
(c) He adjusted quickly.
(d) He was terrified.

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

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

4. What other developments does Barbara Kingsolver say resulted from hunting?
(a) Tool making.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Literacy.
(d) Social structures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Barbara Kingsolver live, in Tucson?

2. What had Barbara Kingsolver smuggled back to Arizona from the Bahamas?

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize monogamy?

4. How long does Barbara Kingsolver say it would take her mother a full week to do?

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the mating ritual of the octopus?

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