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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. What does the little girl's family think is making her sick in "Street Fair"?

2. Beverly Sky's mother is ____________.

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

4. How old is Billie Holiday when she began to sing professionally?

5. What does Jade Gates steal from Longs Drug Store?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lois Phillips Hudson molested in "Why Aren't There More Creative Women?"

2. Who molests Honor Moore?

3. Why is the idea of innocence important to Jake Gates in "And Now"?

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

5. Why does Jana Vincenti's mother want to help her deal with the pain of the rape?

6. What happened to Lillian Kelly and how did she handle the pain that followed?

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

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

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

10. Who is Kate Millett?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss which story resonated with you the most and why.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the purpose of this analogy, the effectiveness of the pieces chosen and whether that purpose was accomplished. Give specific examples of analogies from the pieces chosen for your discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the allegorical implications of "A Totally White World." Compare the experience of Hummy to those of Maya Angelou and Billie Holiday.

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