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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. Whose work was Barbara Kingsolver reading during this work?

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

3. What makes writing rewarding for Barbara Kingsolver?

4. What job did Barbara Kingsolver take at 25?

5. Why couldn't Barbara Kingsolver refuse to go on book tour?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why was Kingsolver opposed to the Gulf War?

8. What did Kingsolver remember about her hometown in Kentucky when she took her daughter to visit there?

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

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

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

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.

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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