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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why are children difficult in the developmental stage Camille was in?
(a) They cannot sympathize with other people.
(b) They cannot judge the impact of their actions.
(c) They cannot understand people's words.
(d) They are trying to establish independence.

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was stronger in the place where she lived when Camille was four?
(a) Radicalism.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Community.
(d) Philosophy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did living in this place make Barbara Kingsolver see about how Americans see children?

3. What predisposes human males to infidelity, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?

5. Who discovered Barbara Kingsolver's contraband?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her daughter at age two?

2. How did Barbara Kingsolver get Buster?

3. Describe Kingsolver's trip to La Gomera.

4. Why did Barbara Kingsolver move to Tucson?

5. How would the Native Indians in Tucson bring rain after the dry season, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

6. How did Barbara Kingsolver's sense of fashion change as she grew up?

7. What does Barbara Kingsolver say about who should be a parent?

8. What does Barbara Kingsolver say about American education?

9. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her own parents' generation's parenting style?

10. How did America and Europe compare in terms of childrearing, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?

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