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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. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the curriculum in her school?
(a) Illegitimate.
(b) Inconsistent.
(c) Uninteresting.
(d) Insufficient.

2. What did Laurence Steinberg study?
(a) The non-verbal cues parents give children.
(b) The impact of various parenting techniques.
(c) The impact of children on parents' mental health.
(d) The process of setting boundaries for children.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say is society's responsibility in regard to children?
(a) To feed and clothe them.
(b) To participate in their care.
(c) To help them reach their dreams.
(d) To get them through high school.

4. Under what conditions will the pupfish be monogamous, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) After they have chosen a life mate.
(b) When food is scarce.
(c) After they have mated.
(d) When females are scarce.

5. Where does Barbara Kingsolver say U.S. culture is going?
(a) Over the hill to decay.
(b) Further into a leadership role.
(c) Downhill to a 'self' mentality.
(d) Into the future with new cultural developments.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say worked against her in high school?

2. Where has Barbara Kingsolver come from, to Arizona?

3. What would Camille ignore, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

4. When did Barbara Kingsolver decide to move to Tucson?

5. How did Barbara Kingsolver find a way to co-exist peacefully with her environment?

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