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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 was the creature's reaction to Arizona?
(a) He was unaware.
(b) He was terrified.
(c) He adjusted quickly.
(d) Confusion.

2. What example does Barbara Kingsolver give us, to justify her characterization of her physique?
(a) She didn't break 100 pounds until the end of high school.
(b) She had to shop in the men's section by high school.
(c) She had to be carried up and down stairs.
(d) She could not break 8 minutes for running a mile.

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

4. What is the difference between men's and women's salaries after a divorce, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?
(a) The men's goes up more quickly.
(b) The men's goes up.
(c) The women's goes down faster than the men's go up.
(d) The women's goes up.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say worked against her in high school?
(a) Her religion.
(b) Her wardrobe.
(c) Her looks.
(d) Her problems with language comprehension.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say Wilson ignores?

2. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the difference between mothering now and when she was a child?

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the curriculum in her school?

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

5. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say she joined the group she joined?

(see the answer key)

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