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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. How long does Barbara Kingsolver say it would take her mother a full week to do?
(a) Make five days' pay.
(b) Write a short story.
(c) Clean and launder.
(d) Balance the checkbook.

2. Where was Barbara Kingsolver's contraband creature discovered?
(a) In her pocketbook.
(b) In her suitcase.
(c) A box of shoes.
(d) A box of shells.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she lacked in high school?
(a) Popularity.
(b) A belief system.
(c) Relations with adults.
(d) Friends.

4. Why were women relegated to household chores, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Women were not educated.
(b) Men would not let them into the workplace.
(c) Men could support them.
(d) They were better at it than men.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she was looking for in Tucson?
(a) Forgetfulness.
(b) Safety.
(c) Experience.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would the creature do after these periods of dormancy?

3. How did Barbara Kingsolver find a way to co-exist peacefully with her environment?

4. How does Barbara Kingsolver describe the photos that represent her past, now that she's moved to Tucson?

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

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