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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were the Titan Missiles outside of Tucson taken out of service?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1977.

2. What was unique about Haleakala?
(a) The volcano created its own climate.
(b) The restaurant served fish that only lived in the lake in that volcano.
(c) The beach had pink sand.
(d) The road was extremely windy.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say could be purchased at Turner's General Store?
(a) Beer.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Worms.
(d) Hunting licenses.

4. What was Horse Lick Creek threatened by, when Barbara Kingsolver visited?
(a) Gentrification.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Militarization.
(d) Development.

5. What was Barbara Kingsolver told during protests?
(a) Love America or leave it.
(b) Honk for peace.
(c) Better dead than red.
(d) Hug a tree.

6. What animal went extinct in the environment Barbara Kingsolver visited?
(a) Mongoose.
(b) Komodo dragon.
(c) Dodo bird.
(d) Passenger pigeon.

7. Why did Barbara Kingsolver finally visit the Titan Missile Museum?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) An assignment.

8. How was Barbara Kingsolver greeted in Africa?
(a) 'Hey lady, buy this from me'.
(b) 'Hello, white person'.
(c) 'Hello pretty lady'.
(d) 'Go home, American'.

9. What does Barbara Kingsolver say her readers assume about her work?
(a) That she is making everything up.
(b) That she is writing for admiration.
(c) That she writes from newspaper clippings.
(d) That she bases her characters on people in her life.

10. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say the people are kept in the dark about wars?
(a) To protect their support for it.
(b) To preserve the illusion of prosperity and peace.
(c) To insulate politicians from criticism.
(d) To protect them from hard truths.

11. How was the poaching of silverwood stopped?
(a) Nature preserves were established.
(b) Silverwood went extinct.
(c) The silverwood trade was regulated.
(d) By harsh fines for poachers.

12. What crop crowded out native plants in the environment Barbara Kingsolver visited?
(a) Corn.
(b) Eucalyptus.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Sugar cane.

13. What is Haleakala?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A volcano.
(c) A road.
(d) A beach.

14. What did Barbara Kingsolver's book tour entail?
(a) Multi-day courses at colleges.
(b) Sit-ins and hunger strikes.
(c) A different city every day.
(d) Long stays with patrons.

15. Why did it take Barbara Kingsolver a long time to visit the Titan Missile Museum outside of Tucson?
(a) She was opposed to nuclear weapons.
(b) She didn't have a car for a long time.
(c) She couldn't imagine what she would learn.
(d) She visited a lot of other museums first.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Barbara Kingsolver's friends jealous of her book tour?

2. What was Barbara Kingsolver inspired by, in this writer?

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the effect of 'Silence of the Lambs'?

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver grow up expecting?

5. When would Barbara Kingsolver remember her childhood?

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