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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. Complete this sentence by a young girl regarding the vagina, "Somewhere inside it, I know it has a really smart ______".

2. As what race would the characters in "Crooked Braid" be classified?

3. What does the author realize she forgot to discuss that is integral to understanding vaginas in some of the commentary of the book?

4. What is the name of the monologue that discusses birth?

5. What does the speaker of "The Vulva Club" say about how she felt when naming her vagina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author address spousal violence in "Islamabad"?

2. How does the author describe the birth of her granddaughter in the book?

3. What is the nature of the responses to the question "What does a Vagina Smell Like"?

4. What conclusion does the author come to regarding the words of the prostitute at the end of "The Woman who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy"?

5. What does the lesbian that is in the second interview in "The Woman who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy" say about vaginas?

6. How is the burqa described in the monologue "Under the Burqa"?

7. Describe the plight the transgendered woman faced in "They Beat the Girl out of my Boy...or so they Tried".

8. How does the speaker in "The Little Coochi Snorcher that Could" describe her intimate encounter with an older woman when she was 16?

9. What role did college campuses have in furthering the V-Day movement?

10. What does the author say the word home meant to the homeless women discussed in "The Little Coochi Snorcher that Could"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author allows herself to become a character in the book by adding commentary throughout the play. What reason did the author have for inputting so much personal information into the context of the book, and did it help or hinder the text?

Essay Topic 2

In monologues like "Reclaiming Cunt" and "The Little Coochie Snorcher that Could", it is clear that the author has exhibited the great power words can have. Part 1.) What argument might the author be making about words based on her use of such vulgar language in many parts of the book? Part 2.) What might the author want for readers to learn about the power words can have over others, based on her use of them in the book, and what might she be hoping for others to do with that power?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the author's portrayal of rape in the book. What role might the author's own experience with rape have on the way it is addressed in the play?

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