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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. Where has Barbara Kingsolver come from, to Arizona?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Tennessee.

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

3. Parents have to strike a balance between boundaries and what, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?
(a) Blinding themselves to behavior.
(b) Bondage.
(c) Browbeating.
(d) Blowouts.

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

5. What would the creature do after these periods of dormancy?
(a) Shed its skin.
(b) Move a few inches.
(c) Roll over.
(d) Bustle about.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?

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

3. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she lacked in high school?

5. What argument of E.O. Wilson's does book reject?

(see the answer key)

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