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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What age group are the women that are first discussed in the introduction to "The Flood"?
(a) 60s and older.
(b) 30s.
(c) 40s.
(d) Early 20s.

2. What process of writing does the author discuss at the end of the Preface that will be used in her play?
(a) Monologues.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Historical.
(d) Comedic.

3. In what state was the Vagina Monologues originally presented?
(a) Nevada.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Texas.

4. What word does the author explain her reasoning for using frequently at the beginning of the Preface?
(a) Angry.
(b) Empowerment.
(c) Woman.
(d) Vagina.

5. What does the speaker of "The Flood" say brought on her first experience with a flood?
(a) Her first period.
(b) Her first sexual experience.
(c) Her first date.
(d) An intense kiss with a boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the procedure that removes the clitoris?

2. How old is the speaker of the monologue discussing when her mother slapped her?

3. What does the author say simply having a vagina makes an individual a target for, in the Preface?

4. What is described as a bundle of nerves in the book?

5. When does the author say she was raped, in the Preface?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author believe simply having a vagina makes someone a target for violence?

2. What does the author share about the ties of female genitalia to witchcraft in one of the vagina facts?

3. How does "Woman: An Intimate Geography" describe the vagina?

4. How does the narrator of "The Vagina Workshop" describe her first deliberate orgasm?

5. What does the author note at the end of the Preface regarding the monologues?

6. Describe Gloria Steinem's discussion about female genitalia in the beginning of the Foreword.

7. What conclusion does the woman who is made to shave her private parts come to regarding the purpose of genital hair in "Hair"?

8. How does a woman describe the hair around her vagina and its role in her relationship with her husband in the monologue "Hair"?

9. How does the narrator describe her first flood in the monologue of the same title?

10. How does a woman who suffered cancer react to the author in regards to her questions in "The Flood"?

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