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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What omen accompanied Barbara Kingsolver's arrival in La Gomera?
(a) Dolphins.
(b) Fine weather.
(c) Migratory birds.
(d) A lunar eclipse.

3. What did H. H. Goddard devise?
(a) Intelligence tests for immigrants.
(b) Tests for determining whether to admit immigrants.
(c) Statistical measurement techniques for bones.
(d) Bone-dating tests for archaeologists.

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

5. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?
(a) Her freshman year.
(b) Her senior year.
(c) Her junior year.
(d) Her sophomore year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barbara Kingsolver buy in the unnamed town she found?

2. Why are children difficult in the developmental stage Camille was in?

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

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver teach her daughter, instead of showing her how to make hospital corners?

5. Where did Barbara Kingsolver travel to in 1991?

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