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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 idea does the workshop discussed in "The Vagina Workshop" want women to go towards?

2. How would the euphemisms used in the opening comments before the play describing the vagina be described?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does a woman describe the hair around her vagina and its role in her relationship with her husband in the monologue "Hair"?

5. How was the last clitoridectomy performed in the United States described in the book?

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

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

8. What does the author share about the ties of female genitalia to witchcraft in one of the vagina facts?

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

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

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

Violence against women is a leading theme in the author's overall message to the readers of the book. Part 1.) Why does the author argue that women are more subjected to violence than men? Part 2.) How does the author use visual imagery to raise awareness to the commonplace of female violence in the world? Part 3.) What efforts does the author make to try and bring an end to violence against women?

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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