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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who made it through the trying times most successfully, according to Laurence Steinberg?

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

3. What disturbances does Barbara Kingsolver experience in Tucson?

4. What resulted from the need to hunt, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver think about after her discovery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Barbara Kingsolver's solution to the question of private property in her new home in Tucson?

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

4. What balance does Barbara Kingsolver have to strike in parenting Camille through her terrible twos?

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

6. How does Barbara Kingsolver describe her experience at the health club?

7. Why Barbara Kingsolver and her daughter travel to Tenerife?

8. What is Barbara Kingsolver's philosophy for raising her own daughter?

9. Why did Barbara Kingsolver move to Tucson?

10. Describe Kingsolver's trip to La Gomera.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 2

How has moving affected Barbara Kingsolver's life and outlook? What have the advantages and disadvantages of moving been? What trade-offs has it involved?

Essay Topic 3

What does Barbara Kingsolver tell us about her marriages in these essays? What are her thoughts on marriage? Does Kingsolver's divorce and re-marriage form a consistent theme, or just a loose background presence?

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