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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Barbara Kingsolver give her creature regularly?
(a) Seashells.
(b) Donuts.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Peanuts.

2. What made Barbara Kingsolver think that the creature was dead?
(a) He smelled like he was decaying.
(b) He would not move for days on end.
(c) He would get very cold.
(d) He would not appear to breathe.

3. Where has Barbara Kingsolver come from, to Arizona?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) New York.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) California.

4. Why are many school bonds voted down, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?
(a) Because people don't have a stake in education.
(b) Because Americans would rather home-school their children.
(c) Because people can't afford school districts.
(d) Because education is a luxury people don't want to pay for.

5. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?
(a) Her freshman year.
(b) Her junior year.
(c) Her senior year.
(d) Her sophomore year.

6. What was Barbara Kingsolver fleeing from in the U.S.?
(a) Persecution.
(b) Nationalism.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Crime.

7. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?
(a) Bubba.
(b) Brother.
(c) Buster.
(d) Bruiser.

8. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she lacked in high school?
(a) Popularity.
(b) Friends.
(c) Relations with adults.
(d) A belief system.

9. Parents have to strike a balance between boundaries and what, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?
(a) Browbeating.
(b) Bondage.
(c) Blowouts.
(d) Blinding themselves to behavior.

10. What skill did Camille develop during Barbara Kingsolver's travels with her?
(a) She learned how to read.
(b) She learned to recognize political propaganda.
(c) She learned to play violin.
(d) She became bi-lingual.

11. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her physique?
(a) Lanky.
(b) Weak.
(c) Overweight.
(d) Athletic.

12. What does Barbara Kingsolver say happens to a woman's standard of living after a divorce?
(a) Declines.
(b) She has less time for herself and her kids.
(c) She becomes richer in non-material things.
(d) Increases.

13. What does Barbara Kingsolver say worked against her in high school?
(a) Her looks.
(b) Her problems with language comprehension.
(c) Her wardrobe.
(d) Her religion.

14. What does Barbara Kingsolver say people feel about children in the place where the family lived in Camille's fourth year?
(a) Affection.
(b) Disregard.
(c) Disdain.
(d) Indifference.

15. What was Camille told every day when she was four?
(a) That she was pretty.
(b) That she should keep quiet.
(c) That she was a nuisance.
(d) That she had a great potential.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Barbara Kingsolver respond to the demands of fashion as an adult?

2. What is the purpose of revisionist history, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver find out about the creature's spells of dormancy?

4. When was Barbara Kingsolver's daughter Camille a handful?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver lose after twenty years in Tucson?

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