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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 does Barbara Kingsolver describe herself when she was in high school?
(a) A goody-goody.
(b) A socialite.
(c) A nerd.
(d) An egghead.

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?
(a) Bruiser.
(b) Bubba.
(c) Brother.
(d) Buster.

3. What would the creature do after these periods of dormancy?
(a) Move a few inches.
(b) Roll over.
(c) Bustle about.
(d) Shed its skin.

4. What news did Barbara Kingsolver get on the day she brought her first daughter home?
(a) That her book was getting good reviews.
(b) That her mother had died.
(c) That her book would be published.
(d) That her mother was furious about the book she had written.

5. What did Barbara Kingsolver get instead of what she'd asked for, at Christmas?
(a) A stuffed animal.
(b) Rain boots.
(c) A book.
(d) A weekend away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What resulted from the need to hunt, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

3. How did private property develop, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

4. What lesson does Barbara Kingsolver say she is teaching her daughter?

5. What did the library recruit Barbara Kingsolver for?

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