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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. Which of these things did Barbara Kingsolver NOT remember when she took Camille to visit her childhood home?
(a) Catching crawfish.
(b) Putting on plays.
(c) Collecting leaves to press.
(d) Catching birds build nests.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver use less as she wrote her books?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Violence.
(c) Flawed protagonists.
(d) Symbolism.

3. What were Barbara Kingsolver's friends doing in Africa?
(a) Peace Corps.
(b) Doctors Without Borders.
(c) Missionary work.
(d) Teaching English.

4. Whom did Barbara Kingsolver silently thank during her visit to Horse Lick Creek?
(a) All her relations.
(b) The Native Americans.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her parents.

5. Why was Barbara Kingsolver reluctant to join the band?
(a) She didn't want to embarrass herself.
(b) She didn't have time for all the rehearsing.
(c) She had not played in a long time.
(d) The other players were not very good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Barbara Kingsolver visit in Essay 19: 'Infernal Paradise'?

2. What drew Barbara Kingsolver and her second husband together?

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver's book tour entail?

4. How would Barbara Kingsolver answer this question?

5. What was Camille thrilled by at Horse Lick Creek?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What threats to the Hawaiian ecosystems does Barbara Kingsolver describe?

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say about how the Africans greeted her?

4. What were Barbara Kingsolver's thoughts about going on book tour?

5. Why was Kingsolver reluctant to join the Rock Bottom Remainders?

6. Describe Barbara Kingsolver's visit to Ouidah.

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

8. Why was Kingsolver opposed to the Gulf War?

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

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

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