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Animal Dreams
Barbara Kingsolver
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Chapters 10–12
Chapters 13–14
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Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–24
Chapters 24–26
Chapters 27–28
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Codi
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Loyd
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1
of 5
Barbara Kingsolver's father was a doctor who primarily served what type of community?
Rural poor
Urban poor
The Sandinistas
Prison inmates
2
of 5
What was Barbara Kingsolver's first novel?
The Bean Trees
Animal Dreams
The Poisonwood Bible
The Lacuna
3
of 5
Until 1950, the most important industry in Arizona was ___.
Timber
Copper mining
Coal mining
Oil drilling
4
of 5
Kingsolver's author's note for Animal Dreams specifies that the story is meant to reflect the political reality of which decade?
The 1890s
The 1920s
The 1960s
The 1980s
5
of 5
What was the name of the anti-Sandinista army secretly organized and supported by the CIA?
The Contras
The Guerillas
The Seals
The Green Berets
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