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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. Another byproduct of society, according to Audre Lorde, is that he burden of explanation is put on ______________.
(a) The oppressed group.
(b) No one.
(c) The outsiders.
(d) The men.

2. What is NOT one of the idea patterns which Audre Lorde says will harm the feminist movement?
(a) Classism.
(b) Ageism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Racism.

3. __________ is a grief of distortions between peers, and its object is change, according to Audre Lorde.
(a) Hatred.
(b) Oppression.
(c) Anger.
(d) Segregation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. White women have the option of identifying themselves with the white patriarchy in order to gain power by _____________.

3. Who does Audre Lorde accuse of focusing on the struggles of women as women, rather than as particular kinds of women?

4. Audre Lorde believes that in order to stop oppression and prejudice, new __________ must be created.

5. What is the name of Audre Lorde's daughter, as she is mentioned in the book at this point?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Audre Lorde's mother favor in terms of her daughters, treating some daughters better than others, in Lorde's opinion?

2. What is the caveat that Audre Lorde makes at the start of the essay about her relationship with her son?

3. What does Audre Lorde accuse white women of ignoring when it comes to the feminist movement?

4. What does Audre Lorde feel makes guilt useless in society and in the fight for rights, according to this essay?

5. Why did Audre Lorde use a pseudonym when she wrote the story about La Lllorona?

6. What is the most important gift, Audre Lorde says, that she has given her children as a mother?

7. What does Audre Lorde say that all black women have inside of them, something she has spent her life trying to express?

8. What does Audre Lorde encourage the women in the audience to do at the end of her speech?

9. What does Audre Lorde feel that Malcolm X began to grasp in terms of the lingering effects of oppression?

10. What happens, according to Audre Lorde, when it comes to the differences between people?

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