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

2. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize monogamy?
(a) Rare in nature.
(b) A common practice in primates.
(c) The rule of nature.
(d) Common in vertebrates.

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver give her creature regularly?
(a) Donuts.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Seashells.

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

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she had to let her daughter do?
(a) Make her own mistakes.
(b) Make her own breakfast.
(c) Buy her own clothes.
(d) Rebel against her instructions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Barbara Kingsolver cringe when the evangelists urge women to take up housework?

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

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

4. What lesson does Barbara Kingsolver say she is teaching her daughter?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian introduced her to?

(see the answer key)

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