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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the same time, sons of lesbian mothers have to formulate their own ideas about what it means to be __________.
(a) A female.
(b) A provider.
(c) Male.
(d) A son.

2. What is the term that Audre Lorde feels is being used in the black community in a derogatory way for a self-identified, independent woman?
(a) Lesbian.
(b) Mistress.
(c) Lorde.
(d) Mama.

3. Audre Lorde had to learn ____________ at young age because her mother expected her to know what she was thinking.
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) Sign language.
(d) Nonverbal communication.

4. Audre Lorde warns those in the audience that they should stay away from __________ the past and instead try to learn from it.
(a) Romanticizing.
(b) Criticizing.
(c) Staying in.
(d) Ignoring.

5. In the story of La Llorona, the mother ___________ in retaliation for her husband's infidelity, as well as doing the same to his mother.
(a) Kills herself.
(b) Murders her husband's father.
(c) Drowns her own children.
(d) Murders her sister.

6. Audre Lorde believes that differences should be celebrated among women, not just _____________.
(a) Tolerated.
(b) Written down.
(c) Heard.
(d) Discussed.

7. Black women, according to Audre Lorde, seem to absorb the __________ of society from a young age.
(a) Truth.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Confusion.

8. The conference at which Audre Lorde is talking discusses specifically the women who have a problem with the __________ of black women.
(a) Anger.
(b) Troubles.
(c) Differences.
(d) Movement.

9. Audre Lorde posits that black women have troubles connecting with each other because of a fear of each other's __________.
(a) Story.
(b) Power.
(c) Anger.
(d) Family.

10. Many women seem to dismiss Audre Lorde's anger as something which is ___________ or useless, but Lorde sees it as useful.
(a) Unfounded.
(b) Ignorance.
(c) Disruptive.
(d) Blameless.

11. Audre Lorde does point out that sons of lesbians have the advantage of having seen their mothers' blueprints for ____________.
(a) Power.
(b) Truth.
(c) Action.
(d) Survival.

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

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

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

15. Audre Lorde believes that in order to stop oppression and prejudice, new __________ must be created.
(a) Groups.
(b) Tools.
(c) Laws.
(d) Fears.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _________ of black women seem to be the only people who seem to understand and accept them for who they are.

2. Audre Lorde wonders if there are any other groups in the world which are as universally __________ and yet expected to continue functioning within society.

3. The _________ of ideas in the movement of the 1960s is one of the lessons which Audre Lorde says must be learned.

4. Audre Lorde admits that she does not always know the meaning of her ___________ when she creates them.

5. Some white women, according to Audre Lorde, restrict themselves to the __________ community and this angers Lorde.

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