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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. Where does Barbara Kingsolver say she is questioned most?
(a) Her essays.
(b) Her non-fiction.
(c) Her fiction.
(d) Her poetry.

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

3. When does Barbara Kingsolver say Camille feels bad about being from a divorced home?
(a) When her mother is late to pick her up from school.
(b) When people say they feel bad for her.
(c) When mothers won't let their children play with her.
(d) When she wakes up in the night with nightmares.

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver build behind her house?
(a) A pond.
(b) An outhouse.
(c) A dog run.
(d) A garden.

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say is the consequence of watching violent films?
(a) Understanding the consequences of violence.
(b) Understanding the roots of violence.
(c) Protecting against violence.
(d) Acting out violently.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Barbara Kingsolver silently thank during her visit to Horse Lick Creek?

2. Whose work was Barbara Kingsolver reading during this work?

3. What kind of musical training had Barbara Kingsolver had?

4. What made Barbara Kingsolver feel that she was being patriotic?

5. What crop crowded out native plants in the environment Barbara Kingsolver visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver find when she hiked into the bottom of the volcano at Haleakala?

2. Why did Barbara Kingsolver leave the U.S. for Spain, and what did her time away teach her?

3. What kinds of response did Barbara Kingsolver typically receive from fans?

4. What critique does Barbara Kingsolver make of violence in American art and culture?

5. Describe Barbara Kingsolver's visit to Ouidah.

6. How did Kingsolver learn to handle the question 'what is your book about'?

7. Why did Barbara Kingsolver take Camille to see at the Heard Museum?

8. Why had Barbara Kingsolver gone to Cotonou to visit?

9. What does Barbara Kingsolver see at the Hiroshima Museum?

10. Why was Barbara Kingsolver reticent about visiting the Titan Missile Museum?

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