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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Malcolm X weekend, Audre Lorde speaks at __________ to see if there are lessons to be used from the 1960s.
(a) Harvard.
(b) Boston College.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Yale.

2. What is the name of Audre Lorde's daughter, as she is mentioned in the book at this point?
(a) Beth.
(b) Anne.
(c) Julie.
(d) Mary.

3. Audre Lorde learned from the 1960s that she needed to define ____________ for herself and not let others do this job.
(a) Honor.
(b) Herself.
(c) Anger.
(d) Truth.

4. This section's essay was first given to an audience at ___________ College in April of 1980.
(a) Amherst.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Georgetown.
(d) Boston.

5. Audre Lorde sees that there is an oppressive _____________ which causes many women to bottle up their anger.
(a) Law.
(b) Social construct.
(c) Patriarchy.
(d) Mindset.

6. The idea of a __________ is a tool which actively serves to separate the young from the old, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Generation gap.
(b) Time warp.
(c) Class system.
(d) Glass ceiling.

7. As a child, Audre Lorde began to wonder if _______ meant bad, according to her essay.
(a) Black.
(b) Woman.
(c) White.
(d) Man.

8. In what state is Audre Lorde invited to become a poet-in-residence as well as a teacher for students?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Ohio.

9. Outsiders are like ___________ within a society which is based on profits, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Children.
(b) Waste.
(c) Echoes.
(d) Surplus people.

10. What is the name of Audre Lorde's son who is featured within this section of the book?
(a) Terrence.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Michael.

11. Audre Lorde wonders if there are any other groups in the world which are as universally __________ and yet expected to continue functioning within society.
(a) Beaten.
(b) Honored.
(c) Hated.
(d) Loved.

12. Audre Lorde feels that her son will have to forge his own ___________ without a clear model or someone to rebel against.
(a) Identity.
(b) Rules.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Path.

13. Audre Lorde believes that enabling her children to be ___________ with themselves is one of the best gifts she has given them.
(a) Content.
(b) Sad.
(c) Happy.
(d) Honest.

14. How old is Audre Lorde's son at the time when she has written this section?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

15. Audre Lorde believes there are two reactions which are of no help to anyone - ___________ and defensiveness.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Another byproduct of society, according to Audre Lorde, is that he burden of explanation is put on ______________.

2. Audre Lorde believes that differences should be celebrated among women, not just _____________.

3. Society would prefer that _________ be the woman's only route to social fulfillment.

4. _________ feminists have not taken the time to learn more about black feminists, according to Audre Lorde.

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

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