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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. What did Barbara Kingsolver find out about the creature's spells of dormancy?

2. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her physique?

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say is society's responsibility in regard to children?

4. What had Barbara Kingsolver smuggled back to Arizona from the Bahamas?

5. What was uncommon about the beach where Barbara Kingsolver collected stones and shells?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Barbara Kingsolver get when she asked for go-go-boots?

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

5. What is E. O. Wilson's theory on monogamy in human beings?

6. What was Buster's 'personality' like?

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

8. What inequality does Barbara Kingsolver explore in housekeeping?

9. What problem does Barbara Kingsolver say her school system was plagued by, in 'How Mr. Dewey Decimal Saved My Life'?

10. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say the Terrible Twos and the teen years are dreaded by parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an evaluative review of "High Tide in Tucson". What is this book's place in culture? What are its uses? Who is its audience? What are its limitations?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate your own reading of "High Tide in Tucson"--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

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