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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. Who was GG's husband?

2. What is the name of Rachel's daughter?

3. Who is Shirley's father?

4. What is the name of Megan's mother?

5. Where is the author Jamaica Kincaid from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hattie's biggest secret?

2. How do Shirley and Amma know one another?

3. How did Megan's life change when she was 16?

4. How is Penelope described when her character is first introduced in Chapter 3?

5. What is Megan's relationship to GG?

6. How is gender neutrality defined?

7. Who is Hattie? How is this character described?

8. How are the early years of Clovis's and Winsome's marriage described?

9. How is transgender defined?

10. How did Megan meet Bibi? What was the nature of their early relationship?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss Carole's character and backstory. Where did Carole grow up? What was her childhood like? What event greatly impacted Carole's character development? How did this event change Carole?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the narrative style of Girl, Woman, Other. From what narrative perspective is the story related? How does the narrative style change in each chapter? In what tense is the story related? How do each of these choices impact the work as a whole?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the language style of Girl, Woman, Other. What is noteworthy about the author's use of punctuation? How would you describe the rhythm of the narrative? How are literary devices such as assonance and alliteration employed?

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