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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 does Barbara Kingsolver think her creature might want to change?
(a) His color.
(b) His 'uniform'.
(c) His atmosphere.
(d) His feathers.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say Wilson ignores?
(a) Natural forces.
(b) Environmental influences on behavior.
(c) Modern social forces.
(d) Genetic influences.

3. What lesson does Barbara Kingsolver say she is teaching her daughter?
(a) That a woman has freedom to choose her sexual partners.
(b) That a woman can be head of a household.
(c) That a marriage can remain intact through changes.
(d) That a woman can benefit by divorce.

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver allow her daughter to do, in their time together?
(a) Reverse their roles.
(b) Take the lead.
(c) Plan their outings.
(d) Provide for her.

5. What news did Barbara Kingsolver get on the day she brought her first daughter home?
(a) That her mother was furious about the book she had written.
(b) That her mother had died.
(c) That her book was getting good reviews.
(d) That her book would be published.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she spent as little time as possible on?

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

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her physique?

4. Where does Barbara Kingsolver live, in Tucson?

5. What did Barbara Kingsolver give her creature regularly?

(see the answer key)

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