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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) Rocks.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Donuts.
2. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize Camille's morning routine?
(a) Efficient.
(b) Rebellious.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Lackadaisical.
3. Who discovered Barbara Kingsolver's contraband?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her husband.
4. What did Barbara Kingsolver find out about the creature's spells of dormancy?
(a) They were a result of poisoning.
(b) They were a sign of illness.
(c) They were a sign of culture shock.
(d) They were normal.
5. What was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Barbara Kingsolver could not stay in her hometown.
(b) Barbara Kingsolver learned to hate her hometown.
(c) Barbara Kingsolver saw beyond her hometown.
(d) Barbara Kingsolver learned to understand her parents' limitations and desires.
6. Where did Barbara Kingsolver live when Camille was four?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tucson.
(d) Spain.
7. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian introduced her to?
(a) Feminism.
(b) Other students.
(c) Literature.
(d) Librarians.
8. What example does Barbara Kingsolver give us, to justify her characterization of her physique?
(a) She had to shop in the men's section by high school.
(b) She didn't break 100 pounds until the end of high school.
(c) She could not break 8 minutes for running a mile.
(d) She had to be carried up and down stairs.
9. What does Barbara Kingsolver say happens to a woman's standard of living after a divorce?
(a) She has less time for herself and her kids.
(b) She becomes richer in non-material things.
(c) Declines.
(d) Increases.
10. What did living in this place make Barbara Kingsolver see about how Americans see children?
(a) They see children as little bothers.
(b) They see children as little souls.
(c) They see children as luxuries.
(d) They see children in terms of economics.
11. What lesson does Barbara Kingsolver say she is teaching her daughter?
(a) That a woman can benefit by divorce.
(b) That a marriage can remain intact through changes.
(c) That a woman has freedom to choose her sexual partners.
(d) That a woman can be head of a household.
12. When was Barbara Kingsolver's daughter Camille a handful?
(a) Her first year.
(b) Her teenage years.
(c) Her first years in school.
(d) Her terrible twos.
13. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?
(a) Brother.
(b) Bruiser.
(c) Buster.
(d) Bubba.
14. What disturbances does Barbara Kingsolver experience in Tucson?
(a) Military jets overhead.
(b) Juvenile delinquents.
(c) Police sirens.
(d) Wooly pigs.
15. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say she joined the group she joined?
(a) She wanted to lose weight.
(b) She wanted to learn.
(c) She wanted to feel strong.
(d) She wanted to test a theory.
Short Answer Questions
1. What resulted from the need to hunt, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say Wilson ignores?
3. What evidence does Stephen Jay Gould say George Morton ignored in his measurements?
4. What would Barbara Kingsolver find on the sidewalk in front of her house before she moved to Tucson?
5. What does Barbara Kingsolver teach her daughter, instead of showing her how to make hospital corners?
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