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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 idea of a __________ is a tool which actively serves to separate the young from the old, according to Audre Lorde.

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

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

4. Audre Lorde believes that many groups have avoided discussing anger between ___________ in favor of other concerns.

5. This section's essay was first given to an audience at ___________ College in April of 1980.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the mistake of the 1960s that Audre Lorde feels society and future movements need to learn from?

2. What kind of time does Audre Lorde believe that black women have been born into, which makes things more difficult?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Audre Lorde describe two of her poems "Poetry is Not a Luxury" and "Uses of the Erotic"?

8. What does Audre Lorde believe to be a potentially useful force when it comes to racism and fighting against it?

9. What does Audre Lorde point out to be used as a derogatory term in the black community for a self-identified and independent woman?

10. For what book was the conversation between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich written out for?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lorde believes that people need to have groups in which they can be supported as this will help them to be more understanding as a whole.

Part 1: Why do you think that people need or do not need other people?

Part 2: What happens when a group or a person doesn't have any sort of support in their life?

Part 3: How do you think your life might be different if you didn't have any support from others?

Essay Topic 2

Lorde comments that there are no new ideas waiting for humans to try them out, only old and tired ideas waiting to be explored.

Part 1: Do you believe that the world is out of new ideas? Will the world ever run out of ideas?

Part 2: What is the value of exploring old ideas in the modern times?

Part 3: Why do you think that Lorde believes that there are only old ideas right now?

Essay Topic 3

Audre Lorde is sent to Russia in order to write an essay about the experiences she has during her trip.

Part 1: Do you think that writing about one's experiences makes for interesting reading?

Part 2: How do you think you would approach writing about a trip to a foreign country?

Part 3: Why do you think Lorde was asked to write about her experiences in Russia?

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