View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Horse Lick Creek threatened by, when Barbara Kingsolver visited?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Development.
(c) Militarization.
(d) Gentrification.

2. Where did Barbara Kingsolver settle in her travels?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Crete.
(c) Tenerife.
(d) Sardinia.

3. What was uncommon about the beach where Barbara Kingsolver collected stones and shells?
(a) Unique species of crabs.
(b) Tall waves.
(c) Pink sand.
(d) Black sand.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Barbara Kingsolver live when Camille was four?

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

3. What did the library recruit Barbara Kingsolver for?

4. What omen accompanied Barbara Kingsolver's arrival in La Gomera?

5. Whom did Barbara Kingsolver silently thank during her visit to Horse Lick Creek?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 234 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample