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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. In what year did the protagonist's parents immigrate to the United States?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1912.

2. Where does Audre visit with her class in Chapter 10?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

3. What about her country does Audre say she felt alienated from in Chapter 10?
(a) Society.
(b) Educational systems.
(c) Political institutions and history.
(d) Politics.

4. What does the man who rapes Audre on a rooftop take from her?
(a) Her necklace.
(b) Her glasses.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) Her purse.

5. What tragedy occurs at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Pearl Harbor.
(b) D Day.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of book is "Zami, a New Spelling of My Name"?

2. How does Audre feel after Gennie dies?

3. What is the name the author and her family are called due to their light black skin?

4. What does Audre do when she finds out she is pregnant?

5. What is the name of the group of bad kids in the author's elementary school class?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the results of the aptitude test Audre takes in high school?

2. How does Audre describe her time spent working with her father in Chapter 9?

3. How does Audre learn to read before going to school?

4. How is the meaning of Zami first described in the book?

5. How is Audre's relationship with Peter described in the book?

6. How does Audre describe being raped on a rooftop when she was 10-years-old?

7. How is Audre's abortion described in the book?

8. How is Gennie's relationship with her mother Louisa described in the book?

9. What does Audre's mother believe is happening to Gennie to cause her to commit suicide?

10. How is Audre's first experience with segregation described in the book?

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