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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who discovered Barbara Kingsolver's contraband?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her daughter.

2. When did Barbara Kingsolver decide to move to Tucson?
(a) When the kids in her neighborhood made too much noise for her to write.
(b) When the prices for things got too high to afford a good lifestyle with her writing.
(c) When the race tensions in her area made life dangerous for her.
(d) When the crime in her area got so bad that she couldn't feel safe.

3. What did one boy compare Barbara Kingsolver to in high school?
(a) The creature from the Black Lagoon.
(b) Madame Curie.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Bride of Frankenstein.

4. What development does Barbara Kingsolver describe as a survival tool people acquired 'in the beginning'?
(a) Communication.
(b) Science.
(c) Geology.
(d) Religion.

5. How did Barbara Kingsolver find a way to co-exist peacefully with her environment?
(a) By getting used to animals in her garden.
(b) By trapping and relocating the animals.
(c) By enclosing her garden.
(d) By shooting the animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news did Barbara Kingsolver get on the day she brought her first daughter home?

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

3. What resulted from the need to hunt, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

4. Where has Barbara Kingsolver come from, to Arizona?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say her school system would not have prepared her for?

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