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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. What does the speaker of "The Flood" say made her resentful for having to talk about her vagina?

2. What is the title of the first monologue in the book?

3. What is the second question the author presents with multiple answers in the book?

4. How does the speaker of "The Vagina Workshop" describe her orgasms before the workshop?

5. What does the speaker of "My Angry Vagina" say she doesn't want her vagina to be anymore?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the story of the 70-year-old woman described in "The Flood"?

4. How does Gloria Steinem describe the religious ties female genitalia has in India?

5. How does the author describe a 'wild collective song' in "I was Twelve, My Mother Slapped Me"?

6. Why does the narrator of "My Angry Vagina" believe the approaches of those invading her vagina were all wrong?

7. How does "Woman: An Intimate Geography" describe the vagina?

8. What is the purpose of the workshop discussed in "The Vagina Workshop"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In monologues like "Reclaiming Cunt" and "The Little Coochie Snorcher that Could", it is clear that the author has exhibited the great power words can have. Part 1.) What argument might the author be making about words based on her use of such vulgar language in many parts of the book? Part 2.) What might the author want for readers to learn about the power words can have over others, based on her use of them in the book, and what might she be hoping for others to do with that power?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role menstruation plays in the book. What place does menstruation have in the creation of the female identity, according to the monologue "When I was Twelve My Mother Slapped me"?

Essay Topic 3

The author allows herself to become a character in the book by adding commentary throughout the play. What reason did the author have for inputting so much personal information into the context of the book, and did it help or hinder the text?

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