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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Grenada Revisited: An Interim Report.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in Audre Lorde's life used to make up words when they could not come up with the word they needed?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her dad.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mom.

2. ________ is such a commonplace feeling for black women that Audre Lorde herself sees no reason not to inflict it upon another.
(a) Pain.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Happiness.

3. Black __________ are even more threatening, according to Audre Lorde, since they do not fit into a _____________.
(a) Model.
(b) Census.
(c) Society.
(d) School pattern.

4. __________ allows injustices to go unheard and fears to remain powerful, according to Audre Lorde in her talk.
(a) Society.
(b) Book reading.
(c) Silence.
(d) Mankind.

5. It becomes necessary to expose the _________________ that can tear a community apart in order to be successful.
(a) Internal bickering.
(b) Women's needs.
(c) Oppressive values.
(d) Anger of the men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Audre Lorde believes that the revelation that she too has __________________ is something which will help her son cope.

2. Audre Lorde says that she has spent her life learning to express her own ________ rather than trying to suppress it.

3. Contemplating her own ____________ gives Audre Lorde the perspective she needs in order to see the silence does not protect from fear.

4. The interview between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich was first published in _________ before being included in a book.

5. At a recent conference, Audre Lorde was told that ________ over the age of ten were not allowed to come.

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