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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. Under what conditions will the pupfish be monogamous, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) When females are scarce.
(b) After they have mated.
(c) When food is scarce.
(d) After they have chosen a life mate.

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver buy in the unnamed town she found?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Pottery.
(d) A leather purse.

3. Where was Barbara Kingsolver's contraband creature discovered?
(a) In her pocketbook.
(b) A box of shoes.
(c) A box of shells.
(d) In her suitcase.

4. Why are many school bonds voted down, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?
(a) Because people can't afford school districts.
(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 don't have a stake in education.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Barbara Kingsolver find a way to co-exist peacefully with her environment?

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

3. What did Camille do on purpose, when Barbara Kingsolver warned her not to?

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say her school system would not have prepared her for?

5. For what occasion does Barbara Kingsolver say she bought an expensive, chic outfit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Camille's experience of Spain like?

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

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

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

6. Where does intellectual testing come from, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?

7. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the population of Tucson when she lives there?

8. What inequality does Barbara Kingsolver explore in housekeeping?

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

10. Why did Barbara Kingsolver move to Tucson?

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