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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 author describe her flood with when describing a dream she had about it?

2. Which of the following objects were not used to rape women in war zones, according to "My Vagina was a Village"?

3. For what type of venue was the Vagina Monologues originally written?

4. Who is the author of the book?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the narrator describe her vagina at the end of "My Vagina was My Village"?

3. How does a woman say she came to accept and enjoy her vagina in "Because he liked to look at it"?

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

5. What is the nature of the answers given to the question "If your vagina got dressed what would it wear"?

6. Why does the author believe simply having a vagina makes someone a target for violence?

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

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

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

10. What does the author note at the end of the Preface regarding the monologues?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of the "Vagina Fact" in the book. What information might the author be trying to distribute to the reader through these facts and the Vagina Facts throughout the play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The overall theme of the book and the play itself is to celebrate and fight for the empowerment of women. Part 1.) How does the subject matter presented in the play suggest a need for women empowerment and what goal are they hoping to achieve from encouraging it? Part 2.) What role does the public performances of the Vagina Monologues have on the growing movement of women empowerment around the world, especially on college campuses?

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