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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. For what occasion does Barbara Kingsolver say she bought an expensive, chic outfit?
(a) A wedding.
(b) An award ceremony.
(c) A writer's meeting.
(d) A funeral.

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

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver think her creature might want to change?
(a) His color.
(b) His 'uniform'.
(c) His atmosphere.
(d) His feathers.

4. How did private property develop, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) As a way to regulate hunting.
(b) As a form of preserving status of families.
(c) As a form of regulating marriage.
(d) As a form of communication.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say early anthropologists say about hunting?
(a) That it was more important than is thought.
(b) That it was the first thing to distinguish humans from other creatures.
(c) That it was the first evidence of social evolution influencing species evolution.
(d) That it was the basis for all human religions that followed.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Barbara Kingsolver recruited by the librarian?

2. What did one boy compare Barbara Kingsolver to in high school?

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver say she survived her daughter's difficult periods?

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she was looking for in Tucson?

5. What lesson does Barbara Kingsolver say she is teaching her daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Barbara Kingsolver take up this meditation on monogamy in nature?

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

3. Describe Kingsolver's trip to La Gomera.

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

5. Why did Barbara Kingsolver move to Tucson?

6. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was the reaction to her books in her hometown?

7. What did Barbara Kingsolver find when she started to read?

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

9. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her wardrobe in high school?

10. Where does the idea of private property come from?

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