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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she was looking for in Tucson?
(a) Safety.
(b) Experience.
(c) Forgetfulness.
(d) Peace.

3. Where did Barbara Kingsolver travel to in 1991?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Spain.

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver find out about the creature's spells of dormancy?
(a) They were a sign of culture shock.
(b) They were a result of poisoning.
(c) They were normal.
(d) They were a sign of illness.

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver describe the photos that represent her past, now that she's moved to Tucson?
(a) Incomplete photos.
(b) Doctored photos.
(c) Perfect photos.
(d) Artificial photos.

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

7. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she spent as little time as possible on?
(a) Revising.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Managing money.
(d) Housekeeping.

8. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say she joined the group she joined?
(a) She wanted to learn.
(b) She wanted to test a theory.
(c) She wanted to feel strong.
(d) She wanted to lose weight.

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

10. How do Barbara Kingsolver's meditations on private property relate to her thoughts about moving to Tucson?
(a) She was analyzing her desire to keep animals off her property.
(b) She was justifying the peace she gained by moving away from a commune.
(c) She wanted to allow as many creatures as possible to use her land.
(d) She was justifying having more than some of her neighbors.

11. What would Barbara Kingsolver wear to school?
(a) Outlandish costumes.
(b) Hand-me-downs.
(c) Expensive designer clothing.
(d) Boy's clothing.

12. What does Barbara Kingsolver teach her daughter, instead of showing her how to make hospital corners?
(a) The history of feminism.
(b) Baking projects.
(c) Science projects.
(d) Farming.

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

14. Why were women relegated to household chores, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Women were not educated.
(b) They were better at it than men.
(c) Men would not let them into the workplace.
(d) Men could support them.

15. How long does Barbara Kingsolver say it would take her mother a full week to do?
(a) Make five days' pay.
(b) Balance the checkbook.
(c) Write a short story.
(d) Clean and launder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Barbara Kingsolver think that the creature was dead?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian introduced her to?

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver find on the Eagle Tail Trail?

4. Parents have to strike a balance between boundaries and what, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?

5. How did Barbara Kingsolver find a way to co-exist peacefully with her environment?

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