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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Barbara Kingsolver's meditations on private property relate to her thoughts about moving to Tucson?
(a) She was justifying having more than some of her neighbors.
(b) She was justifying the peace she gained by moving away from a commune.
(c) She was analyzing her desire to keep animals off her property.
(d) She wanted to allow as many creatures as possible to use her land.

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver say happens to a woman's standard of living after a divorce?
(a) She becomes richer in non-material things.
(b) She has less time for herself and her kids.
(c) Increases.
(d) Declines.

3. When did Barbara Kingsolver decide to move to Tucson?
(a) When the prices for things got too high to afford a good lifestyle with her writing.
(b) When the race tensions in her area made life dangerous for her.
(c) When the crime in her area got so bad that she couldn't feel safe.
(d) When the kids in her neighborhood made too much noise for her to write.

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she was looking for in Tucson?
(a) Safety.
(b) Experience.
(c) Forgetfulness.
(d) Peace.

5. How long does Barbara Kingsolver say it would take her mother a full week to do?
(a) Clean and launder.
(b) Balance the checkbook.
(c) Write a short story.
(d) Make five days' pay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Barbara Kingsolver's creature live?

2. How does Barbara Kingsolver describe herself when she was in high school?

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

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say early anthropologists say about hunting?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she spent as little time as possible on?

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