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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts Seven and Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The brown girls have struggled with the racism they have faced because of being with someone who is white. What is NOT an example given by the narrator?
(a) Assumed to be the one who wears cheap underwear.
(b) Being mistaken for waiters at their spouses work party.
(c) Being asked to show ID at events, when their white spouses do not have to.
(d) Seeing the shock on the faces of white family members the first time they are introduced.

2. To what do the girls looks forward to in “Trish”?
(a) Seeing Trish's parents.
(b) Happy Hour.
(c) Sharing stories about Trish.
(d) Going back to their homes and daily schedules.

3. In A Reckoning, what do the brown girls wonder about themselves as they come to terms with the fact they married people who are white because of their color?
(a) Are they also prejudice?
(b) Are they more elitist than they would ever admit?
(c) Have they always disliked white people?
(d) How many other significant mistakes have they made in life?

4. How old are the girls by “Art”?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

5. How many commandments are listed in Our Mothers’ Commandments?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Little Flames, little girls are comparing what body parts to their mothers’?

2. What does a white woman say when she sees the brown boy and girl?

3. What do the girls mostly do at the mall?

4. In Reunion, what do the girls notice the most about each other?

5. In Reunion, why are the brown girls so relieved to be around each other?

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