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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Barbara Kingsolver live, in Tucson?
(a) A compound.
(b) A barracks.
(c) A townhouse.
(d) A cabin.

2. What would the creature do after these periods of dormancy?
(a) Shed its skin.
(b) Move a few inches.
(c) Bustle about.
(d) Roll over.

3. Where was Barbara Kingsolver's contraband creature discovered?
(a) In her pocketbook.
(b) A box of shells.
(c) A box of shoes.
(d) In her suitcase.

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver think her creature might want to change?
(a) His feathers.
(b) His 'uniform'.
(c) His color.
(d) His atmosphere.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say early anthropologists say about hunting?
(a) That it was the first thing to distinguish humans from other creatures.
(b) That it was more important than is thought.
(c) That it was the first evidence of social evolution influencing species evolution.
(d) That it was the basis for all human religions that followed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barbara Kingsolver think the creature was reacting to?

2. Where did Barbara Kingsolver's creature live?

3. What disturbances does Barbara Kingsolver experience in Tucson?

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver find out about the creature's spells of dormancy?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she was looking for in Tucson?

(see the answer key)

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