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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of poetry does Barbara Kingsolver survival requires?
(a) A poetry of hunger.
(b) A poetry of desire.
(c) A poetry of endurance.
(d) A poetry of pleasure.

2. What did Barbara Kingsolver give her creature regularly?
(a) Peanuts.
(b) Donuts.
(c) Seashells.
(d) Rocks.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver think her creature might want to change?
(a) His color.
(b) His atmosphere.
(c) His feathers.
(d) His 'uniform'.

4. What would Barbara Kingsolver find on the sidewalk in front of her house before she moved to Tucson?
(a) Pornographic images.
(b) Drug paraphernalia.
(c) Threats.
(d) Empty beer bottles.

5. What did Barbara Kingsolver find out about the creature's spells of dormancy?
(a) They were normal.
(b) They were a sign of culture shock.
(c) They were a sign of illness.
(d) They were a result of poisoning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What resulted from the need to hunt, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

2. How does Barbara Kingsolver describe the photos that represent her past, now that she's moved to Tucson?

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver lose after twenty years in Tucson?

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?

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

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