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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say being raped made her do mentally and emotionally from her vagina?
(a) Become angry with.
(b) Connect.
(c) Increase its use.
(d) Disconnect.

2. In what century were orgasmic women said to have medical problems in the United States?
(a) 18th.
(b) 20th.
(c) 19th.
(d) 17th.

3. What does the speaker of "The Flood" say made her resentful for having to talk about her vagina?
(a) Being raped.
(b) Her period.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Cancer.

4. Who manipulates a woman into shaving her pubic hair in the first monologue of the play?
(a) Her gynocologist.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her therapist.
(d) Her husband.

5. What does the author say the root causes of violence against women are, in the Introduction?
(a) Unchanged.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Strong.
(d) Hindered.

6. What year did the war discussed in the introductions to "My Vagina was a Village" take place?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1993.

7. What does the speaker of "...My Mother Slapped Me" say bled into one another around her?
(a) Voices of women.
(b) Voices of mothers and daughters.
(c) Voices of men.
(d) Voices of rape victims.

8. How is the speaker's boyfriend described in "Because He Liked to Look at It"?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Odd looking.
(c) Ordinary.
(d) Ugly.

9. What type of jewel does the speaker of "My Angry Vagina" say her vagina should be wearing?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Opals.
(d) Emeralds.

10. How old was the last female patient to have a clitoral removal in the United States?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

11. When does the author say she was raped, in the Preface?
(a) She was never raped.
(b) As a child.
(c) As a teenager.
(d) As a young woman.

12. Which source does the author quote as saying the vagina has a high concentration of nerves?
(a) Woman: An Intimate Geography.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets.
(d) The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy.

13. What sign does the speaker of "The Flood" say she wishes she could hang on her privates?
(a) "Unwanted".
(b) "No Entry".
(c) "Keep Out".
(d) "Closed Due to Flooding".

14. What anniversary does the book celebrate for the Vagina Monologue's original publication?
(a) 25th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 20th.
(d) 10th.

15. What does a woman's boyfriend help her to do in regards to her vagina in "Because He Liked to Look at It"?
(a) Disconnect with it.
(b) Hate it.
(c) Accept and enjoy it.
(d) Hurt it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of western religions does the author say recreates the shape of female organs in their architecture?

2. How would the quote used at the beginning of "The Vagina Workshop" be described?

3. Complete the sentence at the end of "My Angry Vagina" in regards to her vagina, "It wants....it wants _________".

4. What war does the author discuss in the introductions to "My Vagina was a Village"?

5. What is described as a bundle of nerves in the book?

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