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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. Where did Bernadette live before moving near Winsome?

2. What is Chloe's last name?

3. Where is Waris from?

4. Where were Lennox's parents from?

5. What did Karen grow up to be, according to the narrative in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Shirley and Amma know one another?

2. Why does Penelope resent multiculturalism?

3. What is Megan's relationship to GG?

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

5. What was Shirley's outlook when she began teaching?

6. How is gender neutrality defined?

7. What is Hattie's biggest secret?

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

9. How does Morgan know Yazz in the contemporary timeline?

10. What was Penelope's chldhood like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Amma and Yazz in the novel. How would you describe the relationship between these characters? In what ways are they similar? How are they different? To which character do you most relate? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of gender neutrality, gender expectations, and identity as explored in Megan/Morgan's narrative. How do Megan/Morgan's understanding and relationship to gender change in the course of this character's story? How does Megan/Morgan relate to the other characters in regard to gender? Why is this character significant in the novel?

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