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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 anniversary does the book celebrate for the Vagina Monologue's original publication?

2. How does the speaker of "My Angry Vagina" speak in the monologue?

3. What kind of procedures were performed on orgasmic women who were deemed to have medical problems?

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

5. What does the author say being raped made her do mentally and emotionally from her vagina?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Gloria Steinem's discussion about female genitalia in the beginning of the Foreword.

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

6. How does the narrator of "The Vagina Workshop" describe her first deliberate orgasm?

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

8. What is the nature of the author's discussion of the vagina at the beginning of the Preface?

9. What information does the statistic about African women teach us about genital mutilation?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lesbianism is a theme heavily discussed throughout the book, especially in monologues like "The Woman that Loved to Make Vaginas Happy" and "The Little Coochie Snorcher that Could ". Compare and contrast the portrayals of lesbianism in these two monologues and discuss what reason the author had for creating juxtaposition between these two lesbian speakers.

Essay Topic 2

The subject of birth is fully examined in the book, namely in the monologue "I Was There in the Room". What connection does the author say that the vagina and the heart have that she realized after witnessing the birth of her granddaughter?

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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