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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 thinks it to be wrong to bottle up anger and then later unleash it on a/an _________________.

2. __________ is a grief of distortions between peers, and its object is change, according to Audre Lorde.

3. Who in Audre Lorde's life used to make up words when they could not come up with the word they needed?

4. Audre Lorde believes that there is a trend in America in which radical ________ is attempted by using the same tools.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does society seem to say about the oppressed person and what they have to do in society, according to Audre Lorde?

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. What is the unique set of challenges Audre Lorde feels she faces as a black feminist raising a son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lorde defines poetry as something which is vital and necessary to the human condition.

Part 1: Do you agree that poetry is vital and essential to the human condition?

Part 2: Why do you think Lorde feels women will benefit most from poetry?

Part 3: What are your initial reactions to reading and to writing poetry?

Essay Topic 2

Lorde finds that poetry communicates answers to difficult questions, as she states in her interview with Adrienne Rich.

Part 1: What do you think about the ability of poetry to communicate answers to difficult questions?

Part 2: How do you react when you read poetry to yourself in your life?

Part 3: Why do you think the poetry is something which speaks to so many people more than other pieces of writing?

Essay Topic 3

Anger is the primary response that Lorde has in response to racism, she admits.

Part 1: Why do you think that anger is the main response that Lorde has to the impact of racism?

Part 2: Do you think that anger can be a positive emotional response?

Part 3: How do you think you might respond if you were constantly put down and told that you weren't as good a person as anyone else?

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