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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 teach her daughter, instead of showing her how to make hospital corners?
(a) Science projects.
(b) Baking projects.
(c) Farming.
(d) The history of feminism.

2. Who made it through the trying times most successfully, according to Laurence Steinberg?
(a) Parents with bigger houses.
(b) Parents with extensive support networks.
(c) Parents with satisfying careers.
(d) Parents with higher incomes.

3. What evidence does Stephen Jay Gould say George Morton ignored in his measurements?
(a) Relative skull and body sizes.
(b) Evolutionary pressures on early human populations.
(c) Cultural influences on bone formations.
(d) Geological origin of specimens.

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she lacked in high school?
(a) A belief system.
(b) Friends.
(c) Relations with adults.
(d) Popularity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are many school bonds voted down, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?

2. What is the 'Tide of Tucson'?

3. How did Barbara Kingsolver respond to the demands of fashion as an adult?

4. What was Camille told every day when she was four?

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

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