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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say was stronger in the place where she lived when Camille was four?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Radicalism.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Community.

2. For what occasion does Barbara Kingsolver say she bought an expensive, chic outfit?
(a) A funeral.
(b) An award ceremony.
(c) A writer's meeting.
(d) A wedding.

3. Who made it through the trying times most successfully, according to Laurence Steinberg?
(a) Parents with satisfying careers.
(b) Parents with higher incomes.
(c) Parents with bigger houses.
(d) Parents with extensive support networks.

4. Where does Barbara Kingsolver say U.S. culture is going?
(a) Further into a leadership role.
(b) Into the future with new cultural developments.
(c) Downhill to a 'self' mentality.
(d) Over the hill to decay.

5. What did Barbara Kingsolver beg her parents for one Christmas?
(a) Go-go boots.
(b) A horse.
(c) A radio.
(d) To move.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the 'Tide of Tucson'?

2. What would Barbara Kingsolver wear to school?

3. Why does Barbara Kingsolver cringe when the evangelists urge women to take up housework?

4. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian might have seen in her?

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

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