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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's daughter Camille a handful?
(a) Her terrible twos.
(b) Her first years in school.
(c) Her teenage years.
(d) Her first year.

2. What are Barbara Kingsolver's feelings about nuclear weapons?
(a) They should be banned.
(b) They should only be possessed by two or three nations.
(c) They should only be used to avert all-out war.
(d) They work as effective deterrents.

3. Where did Barbara Kingsolver settle in her travels?
(a) Sardinia.
(b) Tenerife.
(c) Iceland.
(d) Crete.

4. What did living in this place make Barbara Kingsolver see about how Americans see children?
(a) They see children as luxuries.
(b) They see children in terms of economics.
(c) They see children as little souls.
(d) They see children as little bothers.

5. In essay 16: 'Postcards from an Imaginary Mom', how long was Barbara Kingsolver on book tour for?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) A year.
(d) Four weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she lacked in high school?

2. Why did it take Barbara Kingsolver a long time to visit the Titan Missile Museum outside of Tucson?

3. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver beg her parents for one Christmas?

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize monogamy?

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