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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Essays 23, 24 and 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Barbara Kingsolver say she spent as little time as possible on?
(a) Revising.
(b) Laundry.
(c) Managing money.
(d) Housekeeping.

2. What predisposes human males to infidelity, according to Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) The desire to gain status.
(b) The desire to spread genes.
(c) The desire to further one's civilization.
(d) The desire to possess females.

3. What omen accompanied Barbara Kingsolver's arrival in La Gomera?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) Migratory birds.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Fine weather.

4. Who was in this band with Barbara Kingsolver?
(a) Her neighbor.
(b) A boyfriend.
(c) Another author.
(d) Her father.

5. How does Barbara Kingsolver compare the U.S. to other countries in terms of education?
(a) Other countries' students are more advanced than American students.
(b) Other countries spend more on education than the U.S. does.
(c) Other countries' students are not as developed as American students.
(d) American students score higher than other countries' students in all categories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the creature's reaction to Arizona?

2. Why are children difficult in the developmental stage Camille was in?

3. Why were women relegated to household chores, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

4. What other developments does Barbara Kingsolver say resulted from hunting?

5. What issues does Barbara Kingsolver say she learned about through the librarian?

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