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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill did Camille develop during Barbara Kingsolver's travels with her?
(a) She learned how to read.
(b) She learned to recognize political propaganda.
(c) She became bi-lingual.
(d) She learned to play violin.

2. What geo-political events motivated Barbara Kingsolver to travel?
(a) The fall of the Berlin Wall.
(b) The Gulf War.
(c) Hurricane Hugo.
(d) Drought in Tucson.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian might have seen in her?
(a) Genius.
(b) Danger.
(c) Vulnerability.
(d) Potential.

4. Where did Barbara Kingsolver travel to in 1991?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

5. What did one boy compare Barbara Kingsolver to in high school?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) The creature from the Black Lagoon.
(c) Bride of Frankenstein.
(d) Madame Curie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound woke Barbara Kingsolver on her first morning in Cotonou?

2. What issues does Barbara Kingsolver say she learned about through the librarian?

3. What was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say people feel about children in the place where the family lived in Camille's fourth year?

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

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