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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. Audre Lorde sees that even the very idea that women are coming together against __________ is dangerous.

2. In the story of La Llorona, the mother ___________ in retaliation for her husband's infidelity, as well as doing the same to his mother.

3. It becomes necessary to expose the _________________ that can tear a community apart in order to be successful.

4. There is a long history of support and the _________ of power within the black female community, according to Audre Lorde.

5. Black women, according to Audre Lorde, seem to absorb the __________ of society from a young age.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might black women might not be able to love each other, according to Audre Lorde?

2. What is the piece of advice that Audre Lorde almost gives to her son after a series of bullying?

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

4. What are the three terms which Audre Lorde seeks to differentiate within this essay?

5. Why does Audre Lorde believe it is important to discuss difference in the lives of women?

6. What did Audre Lorde's mother used to do when she could not find a word for the meaning that she wanted to convey?

7. What does Audre Lorde feel are the two facets of the American system which are seen by most an inevitable, in this essay?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lorde challenges the way that Daly presents her arguments about women and radical feminism.

Part 1: Why do you think that Lorde seeks to criticize Daly rather than to celebrate the strengths of the book?

Part 2: Do you think the Lorde is being unnecessarily critical of Daly's work?

Part 3: How do you think Lorde could have opened up a dialogue with Daly, rather than to simply write a letter of challenge?

Essay Topic 2

Lorde believes that relationships between women are often seen as being dangerous to patriarchal society.

Part 1: How might relationships between women be dangerous to society as a whole?

Part 2: Do you think that relationships between any group could be dangerous to society as a whole?

Part 3: Why do you think that patriarchal society would be hurt by women who had banded together?

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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