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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Finish the sentence from the end of the Preface in the book, "Practice saying the word, because, as we know, the word is what _____ us and sets us free".
(a) Propels.
(b) Encourages.
(c) Provokes.
(d) Intimidates.

2. What was the purpose of removing the clitoris in the United States, when it was still performed?
(a) To cure masturbation.
(b) To cure rape.
(c) To prevent pregnancy.
(d) To punish women.

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

4. What is described as "the leaf around the flower" in the book?
(a) The vagina.
(b) The female form.
(c) The brain.
(d) Pubic hair.

5. Which of the following items does the speaker of "My Angry Vagina" not describe as being an unpleasant invasion on her vagina?
(a) Fingers.
(b) Tampons.
(c) Penises.
(d) Gynecologists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not one of the answers given to the first question the author presents with multiple answers in the book?

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

3. Who does the author call to make active transformations in the fight against violence towards women?

4. In what year was the last clitoris removal performed in the United States?

5. How does the speaker of "The Flood" first react about talking about "down there"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does a woman claim her vagina wants at the end of "My Angry Vagina"?

2. How were orgasmic women in the 19th century treated, according to the "Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets"?

3. Why does the author say she decided to write about the vagina in the introductions of the beginning of the play?

4. How does a woman who suffered cancer react to the author in regards to her questions in "The Flood"?

5. How does the author describe the way rape was used as a weapon of war in Bosnia?

6. How is menstruation discussed in "I Was Twelve, My Mother Slapped Me"?

7. How does the author describe the affects of being raped as a child?

8. What is the nature of the quote used at the beginning of "The Vagina Workshop"?

9. How does the narrator describe her first flood in the monologue of the same title?

10. How does the author describe V-Day activities in the introduction?

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