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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 Barbara Kingsolver expect would take her away from the band?
(a) Book tour.
(b) Illness.
(c) Journalism assignments.
(d) Her daughter.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say could be purchased at Turner's General Store?
(a) Beer.
(b) Hunting licenses.
(c) Worms.
(d) Lumber.

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver get instead of what she'd asked for, at Christmas?
(a) A weekend away.
(b) A stuffed animal.
(c) Rain boots.
(d) A book.

4. Why were the Titan Missiles decommissioned, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?
(a) They were obsolete.
(b) They leaked radiation.
(c) They were inaccurate.
(d) They malfunctioned.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was the worst thing about book tour?
(a) The fake questions.
(b) The constant travel.
(c) The small crowds.
(d) Missing her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver think about after her discovery?

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

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

4. What kind of musical training had Barbara Kingsolver had?

5. Why couldn't Barbara Kingsolver refuse to go on book tour?

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