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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. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?
(a) Her freshman year.
(b) Her sophomore year.
(c) Her senior year.
(d) Her junior year.

2. What instrument did Barbara Kingsolver and her daughter play at the Museum?
(a) Drums.
(b) Clarinet.
(c) Piano.
(d) Pan pipes.

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

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver's book tour entail?
(a) Multi-day courses at colleges.
(b) Long stays with patrons.
(c) Sit-ins and hunger strikes.
(d) A different city every day.

5. Why was Barbara Kingsolver sad when she collected mussels from Horse Lick Creek?
(a) The species were overpopulating the creek.
(b) The species was adapting to pollution and changing color.
(c) The species was dying out.
(d) The species was not a native species.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument was Barbara Kingsolver asked to play in a band?

2. Where did Barbara Kingsolver settle in her travels?

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver grow up expecting?

4. What was Horse Lick Creek threatened by, when Barbara Kingsolver visited?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver lose when she moved to Tucson?

(see the answer key)

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