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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Camille do on purpose, when Barbara Kingsolver warned her not to?
(a) Knocked over orange juice.
(b) Tracked mud into the kitchen.
(c) Spilled milk on herself.
(d) Cut her finger.

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver find on the Eagle Tail Trail?
(a) Ancient artifacts.
(b) A creature.
(c) Catamount footprints.
(d) Human remains.

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

4. What would Camille ignore, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Her mother's requests not to make a mess.
(b) Her mother's requests to pick up the pace.
(c) Her mother's instructions about making breakfast.
(d) Her mother's threats.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver join in the beginning of Essay 9: 'The Muscle Mystique'?
(a) A dieting group.
(b) A study group for a science class.
(c) A health club.
(d) A scientific study of weight and energy.

6. 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 education is a luxury people don't want to pay for.
(d) Because people can't afford school districts.

7. What does Barbara Kingsolver allow her daughter to do, in their time together?
(a) Reverse their roles.
(b) Take the lead.
(c) Plan their outings.
(d) Provide for her.

8. What was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Barbara Kingsolver saw beyond her hometown.
(b) Barbara Kingsolver learned to hate her hometown.
(c) Barbara Kingsolver could not stay in her hometown.
(d) Barbara Kingsolver learned to understand her parents' limitations and desires.

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

10. What did living in this place make Barbara Kingsolver see about how Americans see children?
(a) They see children as luxuries.
(b) They see children in terms of economics.
(c) They see children as little souls.
(d) They see children as little bothers.

11. What lesson does Barbara Kingsolver say she is teaching her daughter?
(a) That a marriage can remain intact through changes.
(b) That a woman can benefit by divorce.
(c) That a woman has freedom to choose her sexual partners.
(d) That a woman can be head of a household.

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

13. What period did Steinberg conclude was most trying or parents?
(a) Adolescence.
(b) The first year.
(c) Terrible twos.
(d) The first two years of college.

14. What predisposes human males to infidelity, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) The desire to further one's civilization.
(b) The desire to possess females.
(c) The desire to gain status.
(d) The desire to spread genes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she spent as little time as possible on?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was stronger in the place where she lived when Camille was four?

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the difference between mothering now and when she was a child?

4. What resulted from the need to hunt, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

5. What skill did Camille develop during Barbara Kingsolver's travels with her?

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