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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 instrument did Barbara Kingsolver and her daughter play at the Museum?

2. What makes writing rewarding for Barbara Kingsolver?

3. What is Somba the birthplace of, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

4. What conclusion does Barbara Kingsolver reach about activism?

5. What did fans write to give Barbara Kingsolver?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Barbara Kingsolver told to 'love it or leave it'?

2. Describe Kingsolver's training as an animal behaviorist.

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

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

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

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

7. What did Barbara Kingsolver and her daughter do at the Heard Museum?

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

9. Describe Barbara Kingsolver's visit to Ouidah.

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

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

Define each of Barbara Kingsolver's modes, and describe what you think is her primary or strongest mode as an essayist. What type of essay is she best at? What is her weakest suit?

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