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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. In essay 16: 'Postcards from an Imaginary Mom', how long was Barbara Kingsolver on book tour for?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) A year.
(d) Three weeks.

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver's book tour entail?
(a) Long stays with patrons.
(b) Multi-day courses at colleges.
(c) A different city every day.
(d) Sit-ins and hunger strikes.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she spent as little time as possible on?
(a) Housekeeping.
(b) Managing money.
(c) Revising.
(d) Laundry.

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

5. What omen accompanied Barbara Kingsolver's arrival in La Gomera?
(a) Migratory birds.
(b) Fine weather.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) A lunar eclipse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the difference between men's and women's salaries after a divorce, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?

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

3. Why was Barbara Kingsolver reluctant to join the band?

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

5. Why were women relegated to household chores, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

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