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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 does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian introduced her to?
(a) Librarians.
(b) Literature.
(c) Other students.
(d) Feminism.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say people feel about children in the place where the family lived in Camille's fourth year?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Affection.
(c) Disregard.
(d) Disdain.

3. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the curriculum in her school?
(a) Uninteresting.
(b) Insufficient.
(c) Illegitimate.
(d) Inconsistent.

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver buy in the unnamed town she found?
(a) A leather purse.
(b) Pottery.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Clothing.

5. How did Barbara Kingsolver respond to the demands of fashion as an adult?
(a) By secluding herself.
(b) By moving west.
(c) By having an impeccable wardrobe.
(d) By having a beautiful, popular husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say worked against her in high school?

3. What did living in this place make Barbara Kingsolver see about how Americans see children?

4. How does Barbara Kingsolver compare the U.S. to other countries in terms of education?

5. What geo-political events motivated Barbara Kingsolver to travel?

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