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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did living in this place make Barbara Kingsolver see about how Americans see children?
(a) They see children as little bothers.
(b) They see children as luxuries.
(c) They see children in terms of economics.
(d) They see children as little souls.

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver grow up expecting?
(a) A knight on a white horse.
(b) A romantic poet.
(c) Prince Charming.
(d) A certain amount of abuse.

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver think the creature was reacting to?
(a) Winds.
(b) Scents.
(c) Lunar cycles.
(d) Humidity.

4. Whose loyalty does Barbara Kingsolver describe when she describes human loyalty?
(a) Husbands.
(b) Gang members.
(c) Political subjects.
(d) Sports fans.

5. What predisposes human males to infidelity, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) The desire to possess females.
(b) The desire to spread genes.
(c) The desire to gain status.
(d) The desire to further one's civilization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does anthropologist Adrienne Zihlman say about the African savannah?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver teach her daughter, instead of showing her how to make hospital corners?

3. What would Barbara Kingsolver wear to school?

4. What myth does Barbara Kingsolver say is starting to be exposed?

5. Where does Barbara Kingsolver visit in Essay 19: 'Infernal Paradise'?

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