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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose loyalty does Barbara Kingsolver describe when she describes human loyalty?
(a) Husbands.
(b) Gang members.
(c) Political subjects.
(d) Sports fans.

2. What period did Steinberg conclude was most trying or parents?
(a) The first year.
(b) Adolescence.
(c) Terrible twos.
(d) The first two years of college.

3. What does Barbara Kingsolver allow her daughter to do, in their time together?
(a) Reverse their roles.
(b) Provide for her.
(c) Plan their outings.
(d) Take the lead.

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

5. What skill did Camille develop during Barbara Kingsolver's travels with her?
(a) She became bi-lingual.
(b) She learned to recognize political propaganda.
(c) She learned to play violin.
(d) She learned how to read.

6. What development does Barbara Kingsolver describe as a survival tool people acquired 'in the beginning'?
(a) Religion.
(b) Geology.
(c) Communication.
(d) Science.

7. Why are children difficult in the developmental stage Camille was in?
(a) They cannot understand people's words.
(b) They cannot judge the impact of their actions.
(c) They cannot sympathize with other people.
(d) They are trying to establish independence.

8. What did H. H. Goddard devise?
(a) Bone-dating tests for archaeologists.
(b) Tests for determining whether to admit immigrants.
(c) Statistical measurement techniques for bones.
(d) Intelligence tests for immigrants.

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

10. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize monogamy?
(a) A common practice in primates.
(b) Common in vertebrates.
(c) Rare in nature.
(d) The rule of nature.

11. What is the difference between men's and women's salaries after a divorce, in Barbara Kingsolver's account?
(a) The men's goes up.
(b) The women's goes up.
(c) The women's goes down faster than the men's go up.
(d) The men's goes up more quickly.

12. What does Barbara Kingsolver say the librarian introduced her to?
(a) Librarians.
(b) Feminism.
(c) Literature.
(d) Other students.

13. What was the problem with the education system in Barbara Kingsolver's hometown?
(a) Social turmoil.
(b) Race tension.
(c) Rural biases against intellectuals.
(d) Meager funds.

14. What is the 'Tide of Tucson'?
(a) The rhythm of visitors in Barbara Kingsolver's house.
(b) The rhythm of the creature's hunger and dormancy.
(c) The rhythm by which the creature moved about.
(d) The threat that global warming would bring the ocean to Arizona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Camille told every day when she was four?

2. What does Barbara Kingsolver think about after her discovery?

3. What is the purpose of revisionist history, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

4. What did Barbara Kingsolver find on the Eagle Tail Trail?

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

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