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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. How does Barbara Kingsolver describe herself when she was in high school?
(a) A socialite.
(b) An egghead.
(c) A nerd.
(d) A goody-goody.

2. What issues does Barbara Kingsolver say she learned about through the librarian?
(a) Abortion.
(b) Militarism.
(c) Feminism.
(d) Racism.

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

4. What kind of poetry does Barbara Kingsolver survival requires?
(a) A poetry of desire.
(b) A poetry of hunger.
(c) A poetry of pleasure.
(d) A poetry of endurance.

5. What was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Barbara Kingsolver saw beyond her hometown.
(b) Barbara Kingsolver learned to understand her parents' limitations and desires.
(c) Barbara Kingsolver learned to hate her hometown.
(d) Barbara Kingsolver could not stay in her hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Barbara Kingsolver wear to school?

2. What did the library recruit Barbara Kingsolver for?

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

4. How do Barbara Kingsolver's meditations on private property relate to her thoughts about moving to Tucson?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say early anthropologists say about hunting?

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