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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 does Barbara Kingsolver compare the U.S. to other countries in terms of education?
(a) American students score higher than other countries' students in all categories.
(b) Other countries' students are not as developed as American students.
(c) Other countries spend more on education than the U.S. does.
(d) Other countries' students are more advanced than American students.

2. What other developments does Barbara Kingsolver say resulted from hunting?
(a) Tool making.
(b) Literacy.
(c) Social structures.
(d) Sacrifice.

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the curriculum in her school?
(a) Illegitimate.
(b) Inconsistent.
(c) Uninteresting.
(d) Insufficient.

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

5. Why were Barbara Kingsolver's friends jealous of her book tour?
(a) She was going to be rich.
(b) She was getting to see the U.S.
(c) She was going to be famous.
(d) She was traveling first class.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barbara Kingsolver describe the photos that represent her past, now that she's moved to Tucson?

2. What skill did Camille develop during Barbara Kingsolver's travels with her?

3. What is Somba the birthplace of, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

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

5. How was Barbara Kingsolver greeted in Africa?

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