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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What evidence does Stephen Jay Gould say George Morton ignored in his measurements?
(a) Evolutionary pressures on early human populations.
(b) Cultural influences on bone formations.
(c) Relative skull and body sizes.
(d) Geological origin of specimens.

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

4. How did Barbara Kingsolver respond to the demands of fashion as an adult?
(a) By secluding herself.
(b) By moving west.
(c) By having an impeccable wardrobe.
(d) By having a beautiful, popular husband.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian introduced her to?
(a) Librarians.
(b) Feminism.
(c) Other students.
(d) Literature.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she spent as little time as possible on?

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

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver think her creature might want to change?

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

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