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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 23, 24 and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Barbara Kingsolver beg her parents for one Christmas?
(a) A radio.
(b) A horse.
(c) Go-go boots.
(d) To move.

2. Where does Barbara Kingsolver visit in Essay 19: 'Infernal Paradise'?
(a) London.
(b) Madagascar.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Brunei.

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the hotel in Cotonou?
(a) Dilapidated.
(b) Immaculate.
(c) Pristine.
(d) Ramshackle.

4. What kind of musical training had Barbara Kingsolver had?
(a) She had been in amateur groups before.
(b) She had sung in the church choir.
(c) She had played in clubs and bars.
(d) Music scholarship for classical piano.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did H. H. Goddard devise?

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

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian might have seen in her?

4. How does Barbara Kingsolver say she survived her daughter's difficult periods?

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the mating ritual of the octopus?

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