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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 made Barbara Kingsolver think that the creature was dead?
(a) He would not appear to breathe.
(b) He would not move for days on end.
(c) He would get very cold.
(d) He smelled like he was decaying.

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

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

4. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the difference between mothering now and when she was a child?
(a) Mothers today tend to work outside the home.
(b) Mothers today are more likely to be teachers.
(c) Mothers today pay more attention to the children.
(d) Mothers today are less likely to be head of the household.

5. What predisposes human males to infidelity, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) The desire to possess females.
(b) The desire to spread genes.
(c) The desire to gain status.
(d) The desire to further one's civilization.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Barbara Kingsolver find a way to co-exist peacefully with her environment?

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

3. What development does Barbara Kingsolver describe as a survival tool people acquired 'in the beginning'?

4. What disturbances does Barbara Kingsolver experience in Tucson?

5. What issues does Barbara Kingsolver say she learned about through the librarian?

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