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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Barbara Kingsolver learned to understand her parents' limitations and desires.
(b) Barbara Kingsolver saw beyond her hometown.
(c) Barbara Kingsolver could not stay in her hometown.
(d) Barbara Kingsolver learned to hate her hometown.

2. Where does Barbara Kingsolver live, in Tucson?
(a) A townhouse.
(b) A cabin.
(c) A barracks.
(d) A compound.

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

4. What geo-political events motivated Barbara Kingsolver to travel?
(a) Hurricane Hugo.
(b) Drought in Tucson.
(c) The Gulf War.
(d) The fall of the Berlin Wall.

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver say she survived her daughter's difficult periods?
(a) By taking her to the zoo.
(b) By giving her strict boundaries.
(c) By giving her books to read.
(d) By sending her to her room.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize monogamy?

2. What kind of poetry does Barbara Kingsolver survival requires?

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

4. What issues does Barbara Kingsolver say she learned about through the librarian?

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the curriculum in her school?

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