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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 did Barbara Kingsolver find on the Eagle Tail Trail?
(a) Human remains.
(b) Ancient artifacts.
(c) A creature.
(d) Catamount footprints.

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

3. What would Camille ignore, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Her mother's requests not to make a mess.
(b) Her mother's threats.
(c) Her mother's instructions about making breakfast.
(d) Her mother's requests to pick up the pace.

4. What is the 'Tide of Tucson'?
(a) The rhythm of visitors in Barbara Kingsolver's house.
(b) The rhythm of the creature's hunger and dormancy.
(c) The rhythm by which the creature moved about.
(d) The threat that global warming would bring the ocean to Arizona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the mating ritual of the octopus?

2. What evidence does Stephen Jay Gould say George Morton ignored in his measurements?

3. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?

4. What is the purpose of revisionist history, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

5. What period did Steinberg conclude was most trying or parents?

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