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

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

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the effect of 'Silence of the Lambs'?
(a) Harmful to society.
(b) Useful, dream-like catharsis.
(c) Constructive criticism for society.
(d) Pure fantasy.

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver use less as she wrote her books?
(a) Flawed protagonists.
(b) Violence.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Symbolism.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver think about after her discovery?
(a) Modern necessities.
(b) Time and change.
(c) Birth and aging.
(d) Life and death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What conclusion does Barbara Kingsolver reach about activism?

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

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver build behind her house?

4. What crop crowded out native plants in the environment Barbara Kingsolver visited?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say is the consequence of watching violent films?

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