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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 does Barbara Kingsolver say was the most important part of her experience as a rock star?
(a) She met men after her husband left her.
(b) Her daughter thought it was cool.
(c) She made money.
(d) She got to be under the lights.

2. How did Barbara Kingsolver find a way to co-exist peacefully with her environment?
(a) By trapping and relocating the animals.
(b) By shooting the animals.
(c) By getting used to animals in her garden.
(d) By enclosing her garden.

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

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

5. What geo-political events motivated Barbara Kingsolver to travel?
(a) Hurricane Hugo.
(b) The fall of the Berlin Wall.
(c) Drought in Tucson.
(d) The Gulf War.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the Titan Missiles outside of Tucson taken out of service?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver think her creature might want to change?

3. What is the difference between men's and women's salaries after a divorce, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?

4. What were Barbara Kingsolver's feelings about being a 'rock star'?

5. Whose loyalty does Barbara Kingsolver describe when she describes human loyalty?

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