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

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was the most important part of her experience as a rock star?
(a) She got to be under the lights.
(b) She made money.
(c) Her daughter thought it was cool.
(d) She met men after her husband left her.

3. What predisposes human males to infidelity, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) The desire to gain status.
(b) The desire to spread genes.
(c) The desire to further one's civilization.
(d) The desire to possess females.

4. What is the difference between men's and women's salaries after a divorce, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?
(a) The men's goes up.
(b) The men's goes up more quickly.
(c) The women's goes up.
(d) The women's goes down faster than the men's go up.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she had to let her daughter do?
(a) Rebel against her instructions.
(b) Make her own breakfast.
(c) Make her own mistakes.
(d) Buy her own clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barbara Kingsolver give her creature regularly?

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver's book tour entail?

3. What was Barbara Kingsolver fleeing from in the U.S.?

4. What was uncommon about the beach where Barbara Kingsolver collected stones and shells?

5. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say she joined the group she joined?

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