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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Barbara Kingsolver think that the creature was dead?
(a) He would get very cold.
(b) He would not appear to breathe.
(c) He smelled like he was decaying.
(d) He would not move for days on end.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was stronger in the place where she lived when Camille was four?
(a) Tradition.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Community.
(d) Radicalism.

3. What is Haleakala?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A road.
(c) A volcano.
(d) A beach.

4. What did H. H. Goddard devise?
(a) Intelligence tests for immigrants.
(b) Bone-dating tests for archaeologists.
(c) Tests for determining whether to admit immigrants.
(d) Statistical measurement techniques for bones.

5. What were Barbara Kingsolver's feelings about being a 'rock star'?
(a) She was not enthusiastic.
(b) She was secretly hungry for fame.
(c) She was disappointed when she realized what along shot it was.
(d) She was openly hungry for fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?

2. What was Camille thrilled by at Horse Lick Creek?

3. What is the difference between men's and women's salaries after a divorce, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?

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

5. In essay 16: 'Postcards from an Imaginary Mom', how long was Barbara Kingsolver on book tour for?

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