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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the consequence of the librarian's relationship with Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Barbara Kingsolver could not stay in her hometown.
(b) Barbara Kingsolver learned to understand her parents' limitations and desires.
(c) Barbara Kingsolver learned to hate her hometown.
(d) Barbara Kingsolver saw beyond her hometown.

2. How did private property develop, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) As a way to regulate hunting.
(b) As a form of preserving status of families.
(c) As a form of communication.
(d) As a form of regulating marriage.

3. What news did Barbara Kingsolver get on the day she brought her first daughter home?
(a) That her book was getting good reviews.
(b) That her mother was furious about the book she had written.
(c) That her book would be published.
(d) That her mother had died.

4. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?
(a) Race tension.
(b) Social turmoil.
(c) Rural biases against intellectuals.
(d) Meager funds.

5. When does Barbara Kingsolver say Camille feels bad about being from a divorced home?
(a) When she wakes up in the night with nightmares.
(b) When mothers won't let their children play with her.
(c) When her mother is late to pick her up from school.
(d) When people say they feel bad for her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the mating ritual of the octopus?

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was the priority in college?

4. Why are many school bonds voted down, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?

5. What did one boy compare Barbara Kingsolver to in high school?

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