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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 give her creature regularly?

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

3. What skill did Camille develop during Barbara Kingsolver's travels with her?

4. Under what conditions will the pupfish be monogamous, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

5. Parents have to strike a balance between boundaries and what, in Barbara Kingsolver's opinion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Barbara Kingsolver take up this meditation on monogamy in nature?

2. Describe Kingsolver's trip to La Gomera.

3. How did the librarian save Barbara Kingsolver from her school's limitations?

4. How would the Native Indians in Tucson bring rain after the dry season, according to Barbara Kingsolver?

5. Why did Barbara Kingsolver move to Tucson?

6. What does Barbara Kingsolver say about photographs and memories?

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

8. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her daughter at age two?

9. How does Barbara Kingsolver characterize her wardrobe in high school?

10. What does the title of this essay signify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate your own reading of "High Tide in Tucson"--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

What effect do Barbara Kingsolver's essays have on you as a reader? What effect do you think Kingsolver was aiming to have with her essays? What about you and what about Kingsolver explains the difference?

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