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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. The dismissal of other points of view, according to Audre Lorde, act as barriers to _____________ as other forms of racism do too.
2. __________ is necessary to the female condition, according to Audre Lorde, in this section of the book.
3. __________ allows injustices to go unheard and fears to remain powerful, according to Audre Lorde in her talk.
4. Audre Lorde asks the audience what __________ they might be enduring in silence rather than speaking against them.
5. In dreams that Audre Lorde has after her trip to Russia, she begins to believe that Russia became a mythic representation of that ___________ does not yet exist anywhere she has been.
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Audre Lorde define the idea of erotic and what it means to be erotic in the context of this chapter?
2. What happens to injustices when they are left silent, according to Audre Lorde's speech in this section?
3. What does Audre Lorde say that life experience gives to her in relation to her expression?
4. What are some of the regrets that Audre Lorde sees in her own life as she admits in her speech?
5. What does Staples' article seem to think of black women, according to the way Audre Lorde interprets it?
6. What is the significant event which occurred just a little while after the letter of this section was written?
7. What does Audre Lorde say that Mary Daly used the poem on genital mutilation to do within her book?
8. What happens to old ideas when they are presented within the context of poetry, according to Audre Lorde?
9. Where did Audre Lorde give the speech "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action"?
10. Why does Audre Lorde include the example of Patricia Cowan's murder in her essay response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The relationship between Lorde and her son is one which makes her think about her influence on him in his life.
Part 1: Do you think it's reasonable to say that Lorde is unable to be a complete parent to her son?
Part 2: Do you think the Lorde's son may not be able to find a good role model in his life?
Part 3: Do you believe a son is going to be less of a man because of having a lesbian mother?
Essay Topic 2
In one essay, Lorde links the idea of outsiders being detrimental to a society which is based on profits.
Part 1: Why do you think that profits are more important than people in a society? Or do you disagree?
Part 2: How might you define the idea of an outsider? What might a person like this look like?
Part 3: Do you consider yourself to be an outsider or not? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Audre Lorde defines four words which signal the human blindness she sees. They are racism, sexism, heterosexism, and homophobia.
Part 1: Do you think that Lorde is missing any other forms of human blindness?
Part 2: How do you think your life is affected by these forms of human blindness?
Part 3: Why do you think the Lorde singles out these forms of blindness? What blindness might she be showing in the list she has created?
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