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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. Lois Phillips Hudson believes that the fear of ________ steals women's creative energy.
(a) Men.
(b) Pain.
(c) Loss.
(d) Rape.

2. What does the little girl's family think is making her sick in "Street Fair"?
(a) Cotton candy.
(b) Heat.
(c) Candy apples.
(d) Measles.

3. Who walks into the room when Daddy Kanagy is molesting Karen Asherah?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Mrs. Kanagy.

4. Lois Phillips Hudson says life teaches women to ________.
(a) Beg.
(b) Cry.
(c) Hurt.
(d) Survive.

5. What does Lillian Kelly use to help her cope with the pain of being molested?
(a) Food.
(b) Sex.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Billie Holiday is also known as ________.

2. What kind of tree is in the backyard of the Kanagy's house?

3. How old is Jade Gates when she was divorced with two young children?

4. Where is Beverly Sky born?

5. What kind of music is playing at the party in "The Fourth of July"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main thing Lois Phillips Hudson laments in her essay "Why Aren't There More Creative Women""?

2. What analogy does Lillian Kelly use to describe how the pain of the molestation affected her life?

3. What further indignity does Billie Holiday suffer after nearly being raped?

4. What happens in the story "Trophy Girl"?

5. What did the priest's unwanted kiss cost Beverly Sky in "A Priest Kiss"?

6. What happens in "The Fourth of July"?

7. What was Honor Moore's childhood like?

8. What happens to the little girl in Martha Roger's story "Street Fair"?

9. What happens to Pat Parker in her story "Shoes"?

10. Under what circumstances does Billie Holiday end up in a bedroom with the man who rapes her?

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