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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. What would Barbara Kingsolver find on the sidewalk in front of her house before she moved to Tucson?
(a) Drug paraphernalia.
(b) Empty beer bottles.
(c) Threats.
(d) Pornographic images.

2. 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 the basis for all human religions that followed.
(c) That it was more important than is thought.
(d) That it was the first evidence of social evolution influencing species evolution.

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver get instead of what she'd asked for, at Christmas?
(a) A stuffed animal.
(b) Rain boots.
(c) A weekend away.
(d) A book.

4. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?
(a) Meager funds.
(b) Rural biases against intellectuals.
(c) Race tension.
(d) Social turmoil.

5. What did Barbara Kingsolver find on the Eagle Tail Trail?
(a) Ancient artifacts.
(b) Catamount footprints.
(c) A creature.
(d) Human remains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?

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

3. How did private property develop, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

4. When did Barbara Kingsolver decide to move to Tucson?

5. What did one boy compare Barbara Kingsolver to in high school?

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