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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Barbara Kingsolver name her creature?

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

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

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

5. For what occasion does Barbara Kingsolver say she bought an expensive, chic outfit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize the population of Tucson when she lives there?

2. Describe Kingsolver's trip to La Gomera.

3. Where does the idea of private property come from?

4. Why does Barbara Kingsolver say the Terrible Twos and the teen years are dreaded by parents?

5. What does Barbara Kingsolver say about American education?

6. What was Camille's experience of Spain like?

7. How did Barbara Kingsolver get Buster?

8. Why Barbara Kingsolver and her daughter travel to Tenerife?

9. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her own parents' generation's parenting style?

10. What does the title of this essay signify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What makes Kingsolver an American author? How does she envision her Americanism in her essays?

Essay Topic 2

How has moving affected Barbara Kingsolver's life and outlook? What have the advantages and disadvantages of moving been? What trade-offs has it involved?

Essay Topic 3

Analyzing the various essays in "High Tide in Tucson", describe the impact Kingsolver's family had on her. What aspects of their influence does she cherish? What aspects has she distanced herself from? How has she compensated for the guilt that comes from distance?

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