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Pigs in Heaven
Barbara Kingsolver
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Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–5
Chapters 6–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapters 13–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–20
Chapters 21–22
Chapters 22–24
Chapters 26–27
Chapters 28–30
Chapters 31–33
Characters
Character List
Taylor Greer
Annawake Fourkiller
Alice Greer
Cash Stillwater
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Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-5
Chapters 6-8
Chapters 9-10
Chapters 11-12
Chapters 13-15
Chapters 16-17
Chapters 18-20
Chapters 21-22
Chapters 22-24
Chapters 26-27
Chapters 28-30
Chapters 31-33
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What was Kingsolver's main area of study in college?
Biology
Creative Writing
French
American History
2
of 5
What did Kingsolver work as for the University of Arizona?
Publicist
Janitor
Science writer
Fundraiser
3
of 5
Kingsolver is adamantly committed to ___ in her writing.
Aesthetic concerns
Social and environmental causes
Whimsy
Impartial reportage
4
of 5
To what book is Pigs in Heaven a sequel?
The Lacuna
The Bean Trees
The Poisonwood Bible
Animal Dreams
5
of 5
To what Native American Nation do Taylor and Alice think they belong?
Cherokee
Navajo
Shawnee
Shoshone
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