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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Audre Lorde believes that the revelation that she too has __________________ is something which will help her son cope.
(a) A voice.
(b) Weaknesses.
(c) Power.
(d) Challenges.

2. Outsiders are like ___________ within a society which is based on profits, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Waste.
(b) Echoes.
(c) Children.
(d) Surplus people.

3. Audre Lorde admits that she does not always know the meaning of her ___________ when she creates them.
(a) Writings.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Tests.
(d) Photographs.

4. Audre Lorde believes there are two reactions which are of no help to anyone - ___________ and defensiveness.
(a) Anger.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Guilt.

5. Society would prefer that _________ be the woman's only route to social fulfillment.
(a) Teaching.
(b) Reading.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Maternity.

6. Audre Lorde learned from the 1960s that she needed to define ____________ for herself and not let others do this job.
(a) Honor.
(b) Anger.
(c) Herself.
(d) Truth.

7. Many women seem to dismiss Audre Lorde's anger as something which is ___________ or useless, but Lorde sees it as useful.
(a) Unfounded.
(b) Blameless.
(c) Disruptive.
(d) Ignorance.

8. Audre Lorde sees that even the very idea that women are coming together against __________ is dangerous.
(a) Homophobia.
(b) Heterophobia.
(c) Sexism.
(d) Racism.

9. Audre Lorde believes that there is a trend in America in which radical ________ is attempted by using the same tools.
(a) Change.
(b) Work.
(c) Writing.
(d) Truth.

10. Audre Lorde feels that her son will have to forge his own ___________ without a clear model or someone to rebel against.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Identity.
(c) Path.
(d) Rules.

11. White women have the option of identifying themselves with the white patriarchy in order to gain power by _____________.
(a) Changing tact.
(b) Giving in.
(c) Association.
(d) Default.

12. In the thinking about outsiders, ____________ are considered best either ignored, copied or destroyed.
(a) Differences.
(b) Songs.
(c) Similarities.
(d) Writings.

13. The conference at which Audre Lorde is talking discusses specifically the women who have a problem with the __________ of black women.
(a) Movement.
(b) Differences.
(c) Troubles.
(d) Anger.

14. What is the pseudonym that Audre Lorde uses when she publishes the story of La Llorona?
(a) Audre Lordis.
(b) Richard Alpert.
(c) Anne Lorna.
(d) Rey Domina.

15. What is the name of Audre Lorde's son who is featured within this section of the book?
(a) Michael.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Terrence.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the same time, sons of lesbian mothers have to formulate their own ideas about what it means to be __________.

2. As a child, Audre Lorde began to wonder if _______ meant bad, according to her essay.

3. Audre Lorde warns those in the audience that they should stay away from __________ the past and instead try to learn from it.

4. What is the name of Audre Lorde's daughter, as she is mentioned in the book at this point?

5. The interview between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich was first published in _________ before being included in a book.

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