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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 was the name of Carole's father?

2. Who was Penelope Halifax's first husband?

3. For how long has Amma been romantically involved with Dolores, according to the narrative in Chapter 1?

4. Who was the woman that helped Carole in school and assisted in getting her into college?

5. What kind of sessions does Roland undergo monthly to counteract "academic hunchback syndrome" (45)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under what circumstances did Dominique meet Nzinga?

2. How did Bummi support herself and her daughter?

3. What circumstances led up to Bummi's immigration to England?

4. How did Carole go about improving her situation when she was 14?

5. What is Yazz's relationship to Amma? How close are they?

6. What is significant about Amma's play that is opening in Chapter 1? What is the play about?

7. Where did Carole attend college? What were her experiences like here?

8. How did Bummi respond to learning about Freddy? Why?

9. How are Carole's and LaTisha's circumstances similar?

10. When and why did LaTisha's father leave the family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of setting in Girl, Woman, Other. What are the primary settings in the collected narratives? How does setting relate to plot in the novel? What mood(s) and atmosphere(s) are developed through setting?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of women's roles and sexuality as explored in Bummi's narrative in Girl, Woman, Other. How does Bummi's heritage and native culture reflect upon women's roles in society? How does that culture change when Bummi and her husband move to England? How does it change for Bummi when she loses her husband?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of GG/Hattie in Girl, Woman, Other. How does this character's backstory relate to the novel's overarching themes? What is GG/Hattie's greatest secret? Why has she kept this secret?

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