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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. How did Barbara Kingsolver think people would see her after she and her husband divorced?
(a) As a fallen woman.
(b) As an impostor.
(c) As a charity case.
(d) As scandalous.

2. Why was Barbara Kingsolver reluctant to join the band?
(a) She had not played in a long time.
(b) She didn't have time for all the rehearsing.
(c) The other players were not very good.
(d) She didn't want to embarrass herself.

3. When were the Titan Missiles outside of Tucson taken out of service?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1964.

4. What is the purpose of revisionist history, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) To describe history as a process of progress.
(b) To describe the randomness of key events in human history.
(c) To tell the stories of white males from new perspectives.
(d) To include other voices than white males' in historical narratives.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barbara Kingsolver get instead of what she'd asked for, at Christmas?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was the worst thing about book tour?

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver want her daughter to learn at the Heard Museum?

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?

5. How would Barbara Kingsolver answer this question?

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