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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. Why does Barbara Kingsolver cringe when the evangelists urge women to take up housework?
(a) She knows that the only path to self-fulfillment is through education.
(b) She knows that they will be trapped in it forever.
(c) She knows that religion is usually an obstacle to a woman's self-fulfillment.
(d) She knows that men will not always support them.

2. What was the creature's reaction to Arizona?
(a) He was terrified.
(b) Confusion.
(c) He was unaware.
(d) He adjusted quickly.

3. Why are many school bonds voted down, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?
(a) Because Americans would rather home-school their children.
(b) Because education is a luxury people don't want to pay for.
(c) Because people can't afford school districts.
(d) Because people don't have a stake in education.

4. What would the creature do after these periods of dormancy?
(a) Move a few inches.
(b) Shed its skin.
(c) Roll over.
(d) Bustle about.

5. What did Barbara Kingsolver want her daughter to learn at the Heard Museum?
(a) To see from outside of her own culture.
(b) To pay attention to art work.
(c) To respect the mysteries of life and death.
(d) To appreciate Native Americans' culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago did Barbara Kingsolver vacation in the Bahamas?

2. What question did Barbara Kingsolver dislike having to answer?

3. What argument of E.O. Wilson's does book reject?

4. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize monogamy?

5. What is in stone soup?

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