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

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was the priority in college?
(a) Status.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Education.
(d) Popularity.

3. 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.

4. What resulted from the need to hunt, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) The need to walk upright.
(b) The need to communicate.
(c) The need to wage war.
(d) The need to eliminate competitors for game.

5. Under what conditions will the pupfish be monogamous, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) When females are scarce.
(b) When food is scarce.
(c) After they have chosen a life mate.
(d) After they have mated.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Barbara Kingsolver decide to move to Tucson?

2. How long ago did Barbara Kingsolver vacation in the Bahamas?

3. What development does Barbara Kingsolver describe as a survival tool people acquired 'in the beginning'?

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

5. What disturbances does Barbara Kingsolver experience in Tucson?

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