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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Camille ignore, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Her mother's threats.
(b) Her mother's requests not to make a mess.
(c) Her mother's requests to pick up the pace.
(d) Her mother's instructions about making breakfast.

2. What kind of musical training had Barbara Kingsolver had?
(a) Music scholarship for classical piano.
(b) She had played in clubs and bars.
(c) She had sung in the church choir.
(d) She had been in amateur groups before.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian might have seen in her?
(a) Genius.
(b) Vulnerability.
(c) Potential.
(d) Danger.

4. Why was Barbara Kingsolver reluctant to join the band?
(a) She had not played in a long time.
(b) The other players were not very good.
(c) She didn't have time for all the rehearsing.
(d) She didn't want to embarrass herself.

5. What other developments does Barbara Kingsolver say resulted from hunting?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Social structures.
(c) Tool making.
(d) Literacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Barbara Kingsolver travel to in 1991?

2. How does Barbara Kingsolver say she survived her daughter's difficult periods?

3. What did the library recruit Barbara Kingsolver for?

4. What were Barbara Kingsolver's feelings about being a 'rock star'?

5. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?

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